What color is #797998?

#797998 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 #797998?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 152: 121 red, 121 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797998?

The complementary color is #989879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797998 color

#797998 rgb(121, 121, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797998 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 59.6% blue (121, 121, 152).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#797998 color codes

HEX	`#797998`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 6.88, -16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 18.03, 292.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.389, 20.006, 32.487)`
Decimal	`7960984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797998, 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 #797998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #797998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797998; }
.text { color: #797998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797998, #897998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797998?: #797998 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 #797998?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 152: 121 red, 121 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797998?: The complementary color is #989879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.