What color is #799182?

#799182 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 #799182?

The RGB value is 121, 145, 130: 121 red, 145 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799182?

The complementary color is #917988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799182 color

#799182 rgb(121, 145, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799182 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.9% green and 51% blue (121, 145, 130).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#799182 color codes

HEX	`#799182`
RGB	`rgb(121, 145, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, -11.65, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 12.73, 156.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.039, 25.927, 24.958)`
Decimal	`7967106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799182, 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 #799182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #799182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799182; }
.text { color: #799182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 145 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799182, #79918e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #799182?: #799182 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 #799182?: The RGB value is 121, 145, 130: 121 red, 145 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799182?: The complementary color is #917988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.