What color is #79878B?

#79878B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79878B?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 139: 121 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79878B?

The complementary color is #8B7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79878B color

#79878B rgb(121, 135, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79878B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (121, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#79878B color codes

HEX	`#79878B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, -4.21, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 5.73, 222.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.208, 23.257, 27.793)`
Decimal	`7964555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79878B, 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 #79878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #79878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79878b; }
.text { color: #79878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79878b, #797e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #79878B?: #79878B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79878B?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 139: 121 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79878B?: The complementary color is #8B7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.