What color is #797A83?

#797A83 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A83?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 131: 121 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A83?

The complementary color is #838279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A83 color

#797A83 rgb(121, 122, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 51.4% blue (121, 122, 131).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 4.92:1).

#797A83 color codes

HEX	`#797A83`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, 1.5, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 5.24, 286.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.941, 19.623, 24.258)`
Decimal	`7961219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A83, 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 #797A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #797A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a83; }
.text { color: #797a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a83, #7d7983); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797A83?: #797A83 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A83?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 131: 121 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A83?: The complementary color is #838279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.