What color is #798B83?

#798B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798B83?

The RGB value is 121, 139, 131: 121 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798B83?

The complementary color is #8B7981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798B83 color

#798B83 rgb(121, 139, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798B83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.5% green and 51.4% blue (121, 139, 131).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% 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 5.83:1).

#798B83 color codes

HEX	`#798B83`
RGB	`rgb(121, 139, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, -8.16, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 8.42, 165.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.214, 24.168, 25.016)`
Decimal	`7965571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798B83, 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 #798B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #798B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798b83; }
.text { color: #798b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 139 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798b83, #798a8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #798B83?: #798B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798B83?: The RGB value is 121, 139, 131: 121 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798B83?: The complementary color is #8B7981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.