What color is #79919F?

#79919F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79919F?

The RGB value is 121, 145, 159: 121 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79919F?

The complementary color is #9F8779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79919F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79919F color

#79919F rgb(121, 145, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79919F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 56.9% green and 62.4% blue (121, 145, 159).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#79919F color codes

HEX	`#79919F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 145, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 56.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, -5.24, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 11.47, 242.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.267, 26.818, 36.692)`
Decimal	`7967135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79919F, 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 #79919F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79919F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #79919F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79919f; }
.text { color: #79919f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79919f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 145 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79919f, #797e9f); }

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Questions

What color is #79919F?: #79919F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79919F?: The RGB value is 121, 145, 159: 121 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79919F?: The complementary color is #9F8779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79919F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.