What color is #79989B?

#79989B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79989B?

The RGB value is 121, 152, 155: 121 red, 152 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79989B?

The complementary color is #9B7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79989B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79989B color

#79989B rgb(121, 152, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79989B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.6% green and 60.8% blue (121, 152, 155).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#79989B color codes

HEX	`#79989B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 152, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, -10.05, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 11.28, 207.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.028, 28.887, 35.261)`
Decimal	`7968923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79989B, 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 #79989B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79989B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #79989B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79989b; }
.text { color: #79989b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79989b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 152 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79989b, #79879b); }

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Questions

What color is #79989B?: #79989B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79989B?: The RGB value is 121, 152, 155: 121 red, 152 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79989B?: The complementary color is #9B7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79989B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.