What color is #797987?

#797987 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797987?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 135: 121 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797987?

The complementary color is #878779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797987 color

#797987 rgb(121, 121, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797987 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (121, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#797987 color codes

HEX	`#797987`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.25, 2.95, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.25, 8.15, 291.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.095, 19.489, 25.673)`
Decimal	`7960967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797987, 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 #797987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #797987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797987; }
.text { color: #797987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797987, #807987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797987?: #797987 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797987?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 135: 121 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797987?: The complementary color is #878779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.