What color is #797481?

#797481 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797481?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 129: 121 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797481?

The complementary color is #7C8174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797481 color

#797481 rgb(121, 116, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797481 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 50.6% blue (121, 116, 129).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#797481 color codes

HEX	`#797481`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, 4.58, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 7.89, 305.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.092, 18.141, 23.313)`
Decimal	`7959681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797481, 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 #797481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #797481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797481; }
.text { color: #797481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797481, #7f7481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797481?: #797481 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797481?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 129: 121 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797481?: The complementary color is #7C8174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.