What color is #799096?

#799096 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799096?

The RGB value is 121, 144, 150: 121 red, 144 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799096?

The complementary color is #967F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799096 color

#799096 rgb(121, 144, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799096 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.5% green and 58.8% blue (121, 144, 150).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#799096 color codes

HEX	`#799096`
RGB	`rgb(121, 144, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.24, -6.79, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.24, 9, 221.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.362, 26.213, 32.677)`
Decimal	`7966870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799096, 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 #799096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #799096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799096; }
.text { color: #799096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 144 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799096, #798296); }

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Questions

What color is #799096?: #799096 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799096?: The RGB value is 121, 144, 150: 121 red, 144 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799096?: The complementary color is #967F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.