What color is #797A7B?

#797A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A7B?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 123: 121 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A7B?

The complementary color is #7B7A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A7B color

#797A7B rgb(121, 122, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 48.2% blue (121, 122, 123).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 1% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#797A7B color codes

HEX	`#797A7B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 1%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, -0.17, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 0.7, 255.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.419, 19.414, 21.512)`
Decimal	`7961211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A7B, 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 #797A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #797A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a7b; }
.text { color: #797a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a7b, #79797b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #797A7B?: #797A7B is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A7B?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 123: 121 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A7B?: The complementary color is #7B7A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.