What color is #798777?

#798777 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798777?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 119: 121 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798777?

The complementary color is #857787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798777 color

#798777 rgb(121, 135, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798777 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 46.7% blue (121, 135, 119).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#798777 color codes

HEX	`#798777`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -8.33, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 10.8, 140.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.878, 22.725, 20.788)`
Decimal	`7964535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798777, 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 #798777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #798777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798777; }
.text { color: #798777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798777, #77877d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798777?: #798777 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798777?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 119: 121 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798777?: The complementary color is #857787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.