What color is #798CAF?

#798CAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798CAF?

The RGB value is 121, 140, 175: 121 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798CAF?

The complementary color is #AF9C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798CAF color

#798CAF rgb(121, 140, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #798CAF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 54.9% green and 68.6% blue (121, 140, 175).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#798CAF color codes

HEX	`#798CAF`
RGB	`rgb(121, 140, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 54.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.96, 1.58, -20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.96, 20.67, 274.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.999, 25.915, 44.234)`
Decimal	`7965871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798CAF, 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 #798CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #798CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798caf; }
.text { color: #798caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 140 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798caf, #8179af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #798CAF?: #798CAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798CAF?: The RGB value is 121, 140, 175: 121 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798CAF?: The complementary color is #AF9C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.