What color is #799C9F?

#799C9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799C9F?

The RGB value is 121, 156, 159: 121 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799C9F?

The complementary color is #9F7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799C9F color

#799C9F rgb(121, 156, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799C9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 61.2% green and 62.4% blue (121, 156, 159).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#799C9F color codes

HEX	`#799C9F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 156, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 61.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, -11.29, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 12.57, 206.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.03, 30.344, 37.28)`
Decimal	`7969951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799C9F, 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 #799C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #799C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799c9f; }
.text { color: #799c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 156 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799c9f, #79899f); }

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Questions

What color is #799C9F?: #799C9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799C9F?: The RGB value is 121, 156, 159: 121 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799C9F?: The complementary color is #9F7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.