What color is #798A9B?

#798A9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798A9B?

The RGB value is 121, 138, 155: 121 red, 138 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798A9B?

The complementary color is #9B8A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798A9B color

#798A9B rgb(121, 138, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798A9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.1% green and 60.8% blue (121, 138, 155).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#798A9B color codes

HEX	`#798A9B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 138, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, -2.25, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 11.31, 258.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.888, 24.608, 34.548)`
Decimal	`7965339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798A9B, 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 #798A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #798A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798a9b; }
.text { color: #798a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 138 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798a9b, #79799b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #798A9B?: #798A9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798A9B?: The RGB value is 121, 138, 155: 121 red, 138 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798A9B?: The complementary color is #9B8A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.