What color is #799999?

#799999 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799999?

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

What is the complementary color of #799999?

The complementary color is #997979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799999 color

#799999 rgb(121, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799999 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#799999 color codes

HEX	`#799999`
RGB	`rgb(121, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, -11.05, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 11.64, 198.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.024, 29.146, 34.438)`
Decimal	`7969177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799999, 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 #799999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#799999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #799999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799999; }
.text { color: #799999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799999, #798999); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #799999?: #799999 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799999?: The RGB value is 121, 153, 153: 121 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799999?: The complementary color is #997979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.