#798B8B Color

#798B8B is rgb(121, 139, 139) in RGB and hsl(180, 7%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#798B8B

HEX#798B8B

RGBrgb(121, 139, 139)

HSLhsl(180, 7%, 51%)

HSVhsv(180, 13%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.021 196.6)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #798B8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #798B8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#798B8B Complementary#8B7979 Analogous#798B82 Analogous#79828B Triadic#8B798B Triadic#8B8B79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #798B8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8C9B9B #9DAAAA #B0BABA #C3CBCB #D6DBDB #E6EAEA

Shades

#687878 #5A6868 #4A5555 #394141 #282E2E #1A1E1E

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