What color is #79867D?

#79867D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79867D?

The RGB value is 121, 134, 125: 121 red, 134 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79867D?

The complementary color is #867982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79867D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79867D color

#79867D rgb(121, 134, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79867D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.5% green and 49% blue (121, 134, 125).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#79867D color codes

HEX	`#79867D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 134, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.65, -6.59, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.65, 7.34, 153.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.111, 22.596, 22.7)`
Decimal	`7964285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79867D, 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 #79867D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79867D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #79867D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79867d; }
.text { color: #79867d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79867d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 134 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79867d, #798684); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79867D?: #79867D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79867D?: The RGB value is 121, 134, 125: 121 red, 134 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79867D?: The complementary color is #867982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79867D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.