What color is #798B91?

#798B91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798B91?

The RGB value is 121, 139, 145: 121 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798B91?

The complementary color is #917F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798B91 color

#798B91 rgb(121, 139, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798B91 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.5% green and 56.9% blue (121, 139, 145).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#798B91 color codes

HEX	`#798B91`
RGB	`rgb(121, 139, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -5.13, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 7.44, 226.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.227, 24.574, 30.355)`
Decimal	`7965585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798B91, 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 #798B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #798B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798b91; }
.text { color: #798b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 139 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798b91, #797f91); }

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Questions

What color is #798B91?: #798B91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798B91?: The RGB value is 121, 139, 145: 121 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798B91?: The complementary color is #917F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.