What color is #798689?

#798689 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798689?

The RGB value is 121, 134, 137: 121 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798689?

The complementary color is #897C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798689 color

#798689 rgb(121, 134, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.5% green and 53.7% blue (121, 134, 137).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#798689 color codes

HEX	`#798689`
RGB	`rgb(121, 134, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, -4.09, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 5.21, 218.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.925, 22.921, 26.984)`
Decimal	`7964297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798689, 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 #798689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #798689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798689; }
.text { color: #798689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 134 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798689, #797e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #798689?: #798689 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798689?: The RGB value is 121, 134, 137: 121 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798689?: The complementary color is #897C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.