What color is #79939E?

#79939E 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 #79939E?

The RGB value is 121, 147, 158: 121 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79939E?

The complementary color is #9E8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79939E color

#79939E rgb(121, 147, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79939E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (121, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#79939E color codes

HEX	`#79939E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, -6.59, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 11.02, 233.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.489, 27.4, 36.34)`
Decimal	`7967646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79939E, 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 #79939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #79939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79939e; }
.text { color: #79939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79939e, #79809e); }

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Questions

What color is #79939E?: #79939E 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 #79939E?: The RGB value is 121, 147, 158: 121 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79939E?: The complementary color is #9E8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.