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#798E8A closest to Mummy’s Tomb

#798E8A is a medium gray; the closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 55.7% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(121, 142, 138)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 9% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black. #798E8A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.05:1.

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Variations of #798E8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#798E8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#798E8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #798E8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #88888A
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C8B8A
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878C8A
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #88888A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #848A8A
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #748F8D
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #778E8B
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #868B8A

#798E8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.47:1 Poor#798E8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.05:1 Good#798E8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#798E8A in CSS

/* Mummy’s Tomb */
.color { color: #798E8A; }
.background { background-color: #798E8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #798E8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 142 138);
color: hsl(169 9% 52%);
color: oklch(0.629 0.025 182.7);

#798E8A FAQ

What color is #798E8A?

#798E8A is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #798E8A?

#798E8A is rgb(121, 142, 138) in RGB, hsl(169, 9%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #798E8A?

The complementary color of #798E8A is #8E797D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #798E8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #798E8A: 6.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #798E8A a warm or cool color?

#798E8A is a neutral color.