What color is #799EAF?

#799EAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799EAF?

The RGB value is 121, 158, 175: 121 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799EAF?

The complementary color is #AF8A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799EAF color

#799EAF rgb(121, 158, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #799EAF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62% green and 68.6% blue (121, 158, 175).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#799EAF color codes

HEX	`#799EAF`
RGB	`rgb(121, 158, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -8.52, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 15.49, 236.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.847, 31.613, 45.184)`
Decimal	`7970479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799EAF, 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 #799EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #799EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799eaf; }
.text { color: #799eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 158 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799eaf, #7983af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #799EAF?: #799EAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799EAF?: The RGB value is 121, 158, 175: 121 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799EAF?: The complementary color is #AF8A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.