What color is #798496?

#798496 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 #798496?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 150: 121 red, 132 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798496?

The complementary color is #968B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798496 color

#798496 rgb(121, 132, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798496 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 58.8% blue (121, 132, 150).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#798496 color codes

HEX	`#798496`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.83, -0.01, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.83, 10.99, 269.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.64, 22.769, 32.103)`
Decimal	`7963798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798496, 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 #798496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #798496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798496; }
.text { color: #798496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798496, #7c7996); }

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Questions

What color is #798496?: #798496 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 #798496?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 150: 121 red, 132 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798496?: The complementary color is #968B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.