What color is #799799?

#799799 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799799?

The RGB value is 121, 151, 153: 121 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799799?

The complementary color is #997B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799799 color

#799799 rgb(121, 151, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799799 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.2% green and 60% blue (121, 151, 153).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#799799 color codes

HEX	`#799799`
RGB	`rgb(121, 151, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.34, -9.96, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.34, 10.93, 204.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.7, 28.497, 34.33)`
Decimal	`7968665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799799, 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 #799799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #799799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799799; }
.text { color: #799799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 151 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799799, #798799); }

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Questions

What color is #799799?: #799799 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799799?: The RGB value is 121, 151, 153: 121 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799799?: The complementary color is #997B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.