What color is #799080?

#799080 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799080?

The RGB value is 121, 144, 128: 121 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799080?

The complementary color is #907989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799080 color

#799080 rgb(121, 144, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799080 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.5% green and 50.2% blue (121, 144, 128).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#799080 color codes

HEX	`#799080`
RGB	`rgb(121, 144, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -11.51, 5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 12.88, 153.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.754, 25.569, 24.207)`
Decimal	`7966848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799080, 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 #799080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #799080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799080; }
.text { color: #799080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 144 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799080, #79908b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #799080?: #799080 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799080?: The RGB value is 121, 144, 128: 121 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799080?: The complementary color is #907989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.