What color is #7979AA?

#7979AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7979AA?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 170: 121 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7979AA?

The complementary color is #AAAA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7979AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7979AA color

#7979AA rgb(121, 121, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7979AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 66.7% blue (121, 121, 170).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#7979AA color codes

HEX	`#7979AA`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, 11.39, -26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 28.43, 293.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.976, 20.641, 40.849)`
Decimal	`7961002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7979AA, 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 #7979AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7979AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #7979AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7979aa; }
.text { color: #7979aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7979aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7979aa, #9279aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7979AA?: #7979AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7979AA?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 170: 121 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7979AA?: The complementary color is #AAAA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7979AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.