What color is #797484?

#797484 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797484?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 132: 121 red, 116 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797484?

The complementary color is #7F8474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797484 color

#797484 rgb(121, 116, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797484 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 51.8% blue (121, 116, 132).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#797484 color codes

HEX	`#797484`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 5.23, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 9.6, 302.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.295, 18.222, 24.379)`
Decimal	`7959684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797484, 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 #797484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #797484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797484; }
.text { color: #797484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797484, #817484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797484?: #797484 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797484?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 132: 121 red, 116 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797484?: The complementary color is #7F8474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.