What color is #79897C?

#79897C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79897C?

The RGB value is 121, 137, 124: 121 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79897C?

The complementary color is #897986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79897C?

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.

#79897C color

#79897C rgb(121, 137, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79897C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.7% green and 48.6% blue (121, 137, 124).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#79897C color codes

HEX	`#79897C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 137, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, -8.46, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 9.84, 149.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.468, 23.411, 22.505)`
Decimal	`7965052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79897C, 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 #79897C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79897C 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 #79897C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79897c; }
.text { color: #79897c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79897c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 137 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79897c, #798984); }

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Questions

What color is #79897C?: #79897C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79897C?: The RGB value is 121, 137, 124: 121 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79897C?: The complementary color is #897986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79897C?: 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.