What color is #798E8A?

#798E8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798E8A?

The RGB value is 121, 142, 138: 121 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798E8A?

The complementary color is #8E797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798E8A color

#798E8A rgb(121, 142, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798E8A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 55.7% green and 54.1% blue (121, 142, 138).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#798E8A color codes

HEX	`#798E8A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 142, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 55.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, -8.34, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 8.35, 182.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.144, 25.245, 27.746)`
Decimal	`7966346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798E8A, 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 #798E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #798E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798e8a; }
.text { color: #798e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 142 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798e8a, #79888e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #798E8A?: #798E8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798E8A?: The RGB value is 121, 142, 138: 121 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798E8A?: The complementary color is #8E797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.