What color is #798A88?

#798A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798A88?

The RGB value is 121, 138, 136: 121 red, 138 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798A88?

The complementary color is #8A797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798A88 color

#798A88 rgb(121, 138, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798A88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.1% green and 53.3% blue (121, 138, 136).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#798A88 color codes

HEX	`#798A88`
RGB	`rgb(121, 138, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.11, -6.55, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.11, 6.63, 188.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.417, 24.019, 26.796)`
Decimal	`7965320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798A88, 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 #798A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #798A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798a88; }
.text { color: #798a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 138 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798a88, #79848a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #798A88?: #798A88 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798A88?: The RGB value is 121, 138, 136: 121 red, 138 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798A88?: The complementary color is #8A797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.