What color is #798986?

#798986 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798986?

The RGB value is 121, 137, 134: 121 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798986?

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

Is black or white text better on #798986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798986 color

#798986 rgb(121, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (121, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#798986 color codes

HEX	`#798986`
RGB	`rgb(121, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.76, -6.42, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.76, 6.43, 183.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.133, 23.677, 26.006)`
Decimal	`7965062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798986, 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 #798986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #798986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798986; }
.text { color: #798986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798986, #798489); }

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Questions

What color is #798986?: #798986 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798986?: The RGB value is 121, 137, 134: 121 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798986?: The complementary color is #89797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.