What color is #799DA0?

#799DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799DA0?

The RGB value is 121, 157, 160: 121 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799DA0?

The complementary color is #A07C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799DA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799DA0 color

#799DA0 rgb(121, 157, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #799DA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 61.6% green and 62.7% blue (121, 157, 160).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#799DA0 color codes

HEX	`#799DA0`
RGB	`rgb(121, 157, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 61.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, -11.6, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 12.89, 205.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.285, 30.716, 37.795)`
Decimal	`7970208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799DA0, 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 #799DA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799DA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #799DA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799da0; }
.text { color: #799da0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799da0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 157 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799da0, #798aa0); }

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Questions

What color is #799DA0?: #799DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799DA0?: The RGB value is 121, 157, 160: 121 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799DA0?: The complementary color is #A07C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799DA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.