What color is #797980?

#797980 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797980?

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

What is the complementary color of #797980?

The complementary color is #808079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797980 color

#797980 rgb(121, 121, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797980 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#797980 color codes

HEX	`#797980`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.03, 1.44, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.03, 4.08, 290.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.618, 19.298, 23.162)`
Decimal	`7960960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797980, 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 #797980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #797980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797980; }
.text { color: #797980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797980, #7d7980); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #797980?: #797980 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797980?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 128: 121 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797980?: The complementary color is #808079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.