What color is #799492?

#799492 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799492?

The RGB value is 121, 148, 146: 121 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799492?

The complementary color is #94797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799492 color

#799492 rgb(121, 148, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799492 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58% green and 57.3% blue (121, 148, 146).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#799492 color codes

HEX	`#799492`
RGB	`rgb(121, 148, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.27, -9.9, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.27, 10.12, 191.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.662, 27.319, 31.215)`
Decimal	`7967890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799492, 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 #799492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #799492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799492; }
.text { color: #799492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 148 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799492, #798994); }

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Questions

What color is #799492?: #799492 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799492?: The RGB value is 121, 148, 146: 121 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799492?: The complementary color is #94797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.