What color is #799498?

#799498 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 #799498?

The RGB value is 121, 148, 152: 121 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799498?

The complementary color is #987D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799498 color

#799498 rgb(121, 148, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799498 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58% green and 59.6% blue (121, 148, 152).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#799498 color codes

HEX	`#799498`
RGB	`rgb(121, 148, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, -8.54, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 10.03, 211.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.141, 27.511, 33.738)`
Decimal	`7967896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799498, 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 #799498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #799498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799498; }
.text { color: #799498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 148 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799498, #798498); }

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Questions

What color is #799498?: #799498 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 #799498?: The RGB value is 121, 148, 152: 121 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799498?: The complementary color is #987D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.