What color is #798985?

#798985 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798985?

The RGB value is 121, 137, 133: 121 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798985?

The complementary color is #89797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798985 color

#798985 rgb(121, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798985 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (121, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#798985 color codes

HEX	`#798985`
RGB	`rgb(121, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.73, -6.63, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.73, 6.63, 178.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.063, 23.649, 25.641)`
Decimal	`7965061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798985, 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 #798985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #798985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798985; }
.text { color: #798985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798985, #798589); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798985?: #798985 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798985?: The RGB value is 121, 137, 133: 121 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798985?: The complementary color is #89797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.