What color is #79999D?

#79999D 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 #79999D?

The RGB value is 121, 153, 157: 121 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79999D?

The complementary color is #9D7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79999D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79999D color

#79999D rgb(121, 153, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79999D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 60% green and 61.6% blue (121, 153, 157).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#79999D color codes

HEX	`#79999D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 153, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 60%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, -10.13, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 11.65, 209.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.36, 29.281, 36.207)`
Decimal	`7969181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79999D, 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 #79999D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79999D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #79999D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79999d; }
.text { color: #79999d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79999d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 153 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79999d, #79879d); }

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Questions

What color is #79999D?: #79999D 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 #79999D?: The RGB value is 121, 153, 157: 121 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79999D?: The complementary color is #9D7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79999D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.