What color is #798495?

#798495 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798495?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 149: 121 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798495?

The complementary color is #958A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798495 color

#798495 rgb(121, 132, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798495 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 58.4% blue (121, 132, 149).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#798495 color codes

HEX	`#798495`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.8, -0.24, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.8, 10.46, 268.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.56, 22.737, 31.681)`
Decimal	`7963797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798495, 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 #798495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #798495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798495; }
.text { color: #798495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798495, #7c7995); }

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Questions

What color is #798495?: #798495 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798495?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 149: 121 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798495?: The complementary color is #958A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.