What color is #79879D?

#79879D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79879D?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 157: 121 red, 135 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79879D?

The complementary color is #9D8F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79879D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79879D color

#79879D rgb(121, 135, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79879D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 61.6% blue (121, 135, 157).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#79879D color codes

HEX	`#79879D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -0.06, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 13.4, 269.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.633, 23.827, 35.298)`
Decimal	`7964573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79879D, 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 #79879D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79879D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #79879D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79879d; }
.text { color: #79879d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79879d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79879d, #7d799d); }

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Questions

What color is #79879D?: #79879D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79879D?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 157: 121 red, 135 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79879D?: The complementary color is #9D8F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79879D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.