What color is #798B8E?

#798B8E 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 #798B8E?

The RGB value is 121, 139, 142: 121 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798B8E?

The complementary color is #8E7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798B8E color

#798B8E rgb(121, 139, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798B8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.5% green and 55.7% blue (121, 139, 142).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#798B8E color codes

HEX	`#798B8E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 139, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -5.8, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 6.93, 213.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.999, 24.483, 29.153)`
Decimal	`7965582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798B8E, 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 #798B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #798B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798b8e; }
.text { color: #798b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 139 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798b8e, #79808e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #798B8E?: #798B8E 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 #798B8E?: The RGB value is 121, 139, 142: 121 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798B8E?: The complementary color is #8E7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.