What color is #79887F?

#79887F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79887F?

The RGB value is 121, 136, 127: 121 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79887F?

The complementary color is #887982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79887F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79887F color

#79887F rgb(121, 136, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79887F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.3% green and 49.8% blue (121, 136, 127).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#79887F color codes

HEX	`#79887F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 136, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.28, -7.31, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.28, 7.89, 157.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.519, 23.205, 23.473)`
Decimal	`7964799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79887F, 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 #79887F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79887F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #79887F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79887f; }
.text { color: #79887f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79887f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 136 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79887f, #798887); }

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Questions

What color is #79887F?: #79887F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79887F?: The RGB value is 121, 136, 127: 121 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79887F?: The complementary color is #887982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79887F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.