What color is #79979B?

#79979B 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 #79979B?

The RGB value is 121, 151, 155: 121 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79979B?

The complementary color is #9B7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79979B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79979B color

#79979B rgb(121, 151, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79979B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (121, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#79979B color codes

HEX	`#79979B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, -9.5, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 11.01, 210.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.866, 28.564, 35.207)`
Decimal	`7968667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79979B, 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 #79979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79979B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #79979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79979b; }
.text { color: #79979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79979b, #79869b); }

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Questions

What color is #79979B?: #79979B 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 #79979B?: The RGB value is 121, 151, 155: 121 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79979B?: The complementary color is #9B7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79979B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.