What color is #799284?

#799284 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 #799284?

The RGB value is 121, 146, 132: 121 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799284?

The complementary color is #927987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799284 color

#799284 rgb(121, 146, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799284 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.3% green and 51.8% blue (121, 146, 132).

Its hue angle is 146°, 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 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#799284 color codes

HEX	`#799284`
RGB	`rgb(121, 146, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.31, -11.79, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.31, 12.61, 159.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.328, 26.288, 25.723)`
Decimal	`7967364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799284, 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 #799284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #799284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799284; }
.text { color: #799284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 146 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799284, #799291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #799284?: #799284 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 #799284?: The RGB value is 121, 146, 132: 121 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799284?: The complementary color is #927987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.