What color is #797A89?

#797A89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A89?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 137: 121 red, 122 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A89?

The complementary color is #898879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A89 color

#797A89 rgb(121, 122, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 53.7% blue (121, 122, 137).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#797A89 color codes

HEX	`#797A89`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, 2.81, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 8.73, 288.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.359, 19.79, 26.462)`
Decimal	`7961225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A89, 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 #797A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #797A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a89; }
.text { color: #797a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a89, #807989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797A89?: #797A89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A89?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 137: 121 red, 122 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A89?: The complementary color is #898879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.