What color is #79878F?

#79878F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79878F?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 143: 121 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79878F?

The complementary color is #8F8179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79878F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79878F color

#79878F rgb(121, 135, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79878F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 56.1% blue (121, 135, 143).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#79878F color codes

HEX	`#79878F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.46, -3.33, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.46, 6.87, 241.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.506, 23.376, 29.36)`
Decimal	`7964559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79878F, 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 #79878F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79878F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #79878F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79878f; }
.text { color: #79878f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79878f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79878f, #797c8f); }

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Questions

What color is #79878F?: #79878F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79878F?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 143: 121 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79878F?: The complementary color is #8F8179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79878F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.