What color is #797690?

#797690 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797690?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 144: 121 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797690?

The complementary color is #8D9076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797690 color

#797690 rgb(121, 118, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797690 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 56.5% blue (121, 118, 144).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 4.81:1).

#797690 color codes

HEX	`#797690`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.73, 6.75, -13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.73, 15.25, 296.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.397, 19.035, 29.032)`
Decimal	`7960208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797690, 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 #797690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #797690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797690; }
.text { color: #797690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797690, #867690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797690?: #797690 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797690?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 144: 121 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797690?: The complementary color is #8D9076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.