What color is #797482?

#797482 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797482?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 130: 121 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797482?

The complementary color is #7D8274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797482 color

#797482 rgb(121, 116, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797482 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 51% blue (121, 116, 130).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#797482 color codes

HEX	`#797482`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, 4.79, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 8.46, 304.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.159, 18.167, 23.665)`
Decimal	`7959682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797482, 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 #797482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #797482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797482; }
.text { color: #797482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797482, #807482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797482?: #797482 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797482?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 130: 121 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797482?: The complementary color is #7D8274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.