What color is #79857A?

#79857A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79857A?

The RGB value is 121, 133, 122: 121 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79857A?

The complementary color is #857984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79857A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79857A color

#79857A rgb(121, 133, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79857A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.2% green and 47.8% blue (121, 133, 122).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#79857A color codes

HEX	`#79857A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 133, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, -6.63, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 7.98, 146.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.785, 22.245, 21.66)`
Decimal	`7964026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79857A, 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 #79857A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79857A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #79857A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79857a; }
.text { color: #79857a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79857a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 133 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79857a, #798580); }

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Questions

What color is #79857A?: #79857A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79857A?: The RGB value is 121, 133, 122: 121 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79857A?: The complementary color is #857984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79857A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.