Information about #798180 color

#798180 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #798180 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 129, 128) — 47.5% red, 50.6% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 0 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #798180 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Meridian (#7C7E7E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Boulder (#7C817C) and Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85).

The recipe behind #798180 is rgb(121, 129, 128), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #798180: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. #798180 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#798180 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#798180 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #798180

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Smoky Green color link
Smoky Green

#79867C

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Blue Smoke color link
Blue Smoke

#78857A

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#798180
  • RGB121, 129, 128
  • CMYK3, 0, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(121, 129, 128)
  • HSL173°, 3%, 49%
  • HSL Precise172.5°, 3.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV173°, 6%, 51%
  • HSB173°, 6%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.506, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.506, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.506, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID798180
  • DECIMAL ID7963008
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01