What color is #7797AA?

#7797AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7797AA?

The RGB value is 119, 151, 170: 119 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7797AA?

The complementary color is #AA8A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7797AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7797AA color

#7797AA rgb(119, 151, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7797AA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 59.2% green and 66.7% blue (119, 151, 170).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#7797AA color codes

HEX	`#7797AA`
RGB	`rgb(119, 151, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 59.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, -6.51, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 15.04, 244.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.928, 28.956, 42.245)`
Decimal	`7837610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7797AA, 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 #7797AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7797AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7797AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7797aa; }
.text { color: #7797aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7797aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 151 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7797aa, #777daa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #7797AA?: #7797AA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7797AA?: The RGB value is 119, 151, 170: 119 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7797AA?: The complementary color is #AA8A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7797AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.