What color is #797986?

#797986 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797986?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 134: 121 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797986?

The complementary color is #868679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797986 color

#797986 rgb(121, 121, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 52.5% blue (121, 121, 134).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#797986 color codes

HEX	`#797986`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, 2.73, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 7.57, 291.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.025, 19.461, 25.304)`
Decimal	`7960966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797986, 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 #797986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #797986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797986; }
.text { color: #797986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797986, #807986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797986?: #797986 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797986?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 134: 121 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797986?: The complementary color is #868679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.