What color is #799296?

#799296 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799296?

The RGB value is 121, 146, 150: 121 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799296?

The complementary color is #967D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799296?

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.

#799296 color

#799296 rgb(121, 146, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799296 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.3% green and 58.8% blue (121, 146, 150).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#799296 color codes

HEX	`#799296`
RGB	`rgb(121, 146, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, -7.9, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 9.38, 212.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.668, 26.824, 32.779)`
Decimal	`7967382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799296, 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 #799296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799296 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 #799296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799296; }
.text { color: #799296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 146 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799296, #798396); }

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Questions

What color is #799296?: #799296 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799296?: The RGB value is 121, 146, 150: 121 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799296?: The complementary color is #967D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799296?: 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.