What color is #797792?

#797792 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797792?

The RGB value is 121, 119, 146: 121 red, 119 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797792?

The complementary color is #909277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797792 color

#797792 rgb(121, 119, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797792 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.7% green and 57.3% blue (121, 119, 146).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#797792 color codes

HEX	`#797792`
RGB	`rgb(121, 119, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, 6.63, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 15.79, 294.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.669, 19.334, 29.884)`
Decimal	`7960466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797792, 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 #797792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #797792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797792; }
.text { color: #797792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 119 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797792, #867792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797792?: #797792 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797792?: The RGB value is 121, 119, 146: 121 red, 119 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797792?: The complementary color is #909277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.