What color is #798C7A?

#798C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798C7A?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 122: 121 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798C7A?

The complementary color is #8C798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798C7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798C7A color

#798C7A rgb(121, 140, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798C7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 47.8% blue (121, 140, 122).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#798C7A color codes

HEX	`#798C7A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, -10.51, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 12.81, 145.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.775, 24.226, 21.99)`
Decimal	`7965818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798C7A, 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 #798C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #798C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798c7a; }
.text { color: #798c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798c7a, #798c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #798C7A?: #798C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798C7A?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 122: 121 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798C7A?: The complementary color is #8C798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798C7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.