What color is #797995?

#797995 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 #797995?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 149: 121 red, 121 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797995?

The complementary color is #959579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797995 color

#797995 rgb(121, 121, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797995 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 58.4% blue (121, 121, 149).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#797995 color codes

HEX	`#797995`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, 6.16, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 16.29, 292.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.146, 19.909, 31.209)`
Decimal	`7960981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797995, 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 #797995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #797995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797995; }
.text { color: #797995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797995, #877995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797995?: #797995 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 #797995?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 149: 121 red, 121 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797995?: The complementary color is #959579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.