What color is #798C86?

#798C86 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798C86?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 134: 121 red, 140 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798C86?

The complementary color is #8C797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798C86?

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.

#798C86 color

#798C86 rgb(121, 140, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798C86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 52.5% blue (121, 140, 134).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#798C86 color codes

HEX	`#798C86`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.63, -8.08, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.63, 8.13, 173.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.565, 24.542, 26.151)`
Decimal	`7965830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798C86, 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 #798C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798C86 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 #798C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798c86; }
.text { color: #798c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798c86, #79898c); }

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Questions

What color is #798C86?: #798C86 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798C86?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 134: 121 red, 140 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798C86?: The complementary color is #8C797F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798C86?: 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.