What color is #79859A?

#79859A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79859A?

The RGB value is 121, 133, 154: 121 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79859A?

The complementary color is #9A8E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79859A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79859A color

#79859A rgb(121, 133, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79859A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.2% green and 60.4% blue (121, 133, 154).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#79859A color codes

HEX	`#79859A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 133, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.25, 0.37, -12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.25, 12.68, 271.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.104, 23.173, 33.874)`
Decimal	`7964058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79859A, 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 #79859A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79859A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #79859A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79859a; }
.text { color: #79859a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79859a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 133 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79859a, #7d799a); }

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Questions

What color is #79859A?: #79859A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79859A?: The RGB value is 121, 133, 154: 121 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79859A?: The complementary color is #9A8E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79859A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.