What color is #79857E?

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

What is the RGB value of #79857E?

The RGB value is 121, 133, 126: 121 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79857E?

The complementary color is #857980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79857E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79857E color

#79857E rgb(121, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79857E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (121, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#79857E color codes

HEX	`#79857E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, -5.83, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 6.26, 158.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.038, 22.346, 22.992)`
Decimal	`7964030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79857E, 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 #79857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79857E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #79857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79857e; }
.text { color: #79857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79857e, #798584); }

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Questions

What color is #79857E?: #79857E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79857E?: The RGB value is 121, 133, 126: 121 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79857E?: The complementary color is #857980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79857E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.