What color is #79848C?

#79848C is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79848C?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 140: 121 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79848C?

The complementary color is #8C8179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79848C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79848C color

#79848C rgb(121, 132, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79848C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 54.9% blue (121, 132, 140).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#79848C color codes

HEX	`#79848C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, -2.29, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 6.12, 248.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.869, 22.461, 28.042)`
Decimal	`7963788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79848C, 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 #79848C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79848C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #79848C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79848c; }
.text { color: #79848c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79848c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79848c, #797a8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #79848C?: #79848C is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79848C?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 140: 121 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79848C?: The complementary color is #8C8179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79848C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.