What color is #79847D?

#79847D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79847D?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 125: 121 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79847D?

The complementary color is #847980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79847D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79847D color

#79847D rgb(121, 132, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79847D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 49% blue (121, 132, 125).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#79847D color codes

HEX	`#79847D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, -5.47, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 5.97, 156.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.837, 22.048, 22.609)`
Decimal	`7963773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79847D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #79847D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79847D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #79847D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79847d; }
.text { color: #79847d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79847d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79847d, #798483); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79847D?: #79847D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79847D?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 125: 121 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79847D?: The complementary color is #847980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79847D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.