What color is #797780?

#797780 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797780?

The RGB value is 121, 119, 128: 121 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797780?

The complementary color is #7E8077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797780 color

#797780 rgb(121, 119, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797780 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.7% green and 50.2% blue (121, 119, 128).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#797780 color codes

HEX	`#797780`
RGB	`rgb(121, 119, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, 2.61, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 5.33, 299.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.378, 18.817, 23.082)`
Decimal	`7960448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797780, 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 #797780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #797780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797780; }
.text { color: #797780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 119 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797780, #7d7780); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #797780?: #797780 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797780?: The RGB value is 121, 119, 128: 121 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797780?: The complementary color is #7E8077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.