What color is #79898E?

#79898E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79898E?

The RGB value is 121, 137, 142: 121 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79898E?

The complementary color is #8E7E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79898E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79898E color

#79898E rgb(121, 137, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79898E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 53.7% green and 55.7% blue (121, 137, 142).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#79898E color codes

HEX	`#79898E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 137, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 53.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56, -4.68, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56, 6.58, 224.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.712, 23.909, 29.057)`
Decimal	`7965070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79898E, 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 #79898E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79898E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #79898E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79898e; }
.text { color: #79898e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79898e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 137 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79898e, #797e8e); }

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Questions

What color is #79898E?: #79898E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79898E?: The RGB value is 121, 137, 142: 121 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79898E?: The complementary color is #8E7E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79898E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.