What color is #79969A?

#79969A 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 #79969A?

The RGB value is 121, 150, 154: 121 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79969A?

The complementary color is #9A7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79969A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79969A color

#79969A rgb(121, 150, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79969A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58.8% green and 60.4% blue (121, 150, 154).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 6.64:1).

#79969A color codes

HEX	`#79969A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 150, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.08, -9.18, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.08, 10.68, 210.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.623, 28.21, 34.713)`
Decimal	`7968410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79969A, 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 #79969A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79969A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #79969A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79969a; }
.text { color: #79969a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79969a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 150 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79969a, #79869a); }

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Questions

What color is #79969A?: #79969A 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 #79969A?: The RGB value is 121, 150, 154: 121 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79969A?: The complementary color is #9A7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79969A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.