What color is #797A90?

#797A90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A90?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 144: 121 red, 122 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A90?

The complementary color is #908F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A90?

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.

#797A90 color

#797A90 rgb(121, 122, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 56.5% blue (121, 122, 144).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#797A90 color codes

HEX	`#797A90`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 4.4, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 12.79, 290.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.878, 19.997, 29.193)`
Decimal	`7961232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A90, 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 #797A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A90 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 #797A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a90; }
.text { color: #797a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a90, #837990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #797A90?: #797A90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A90?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 144: 121 red, 122 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A90?: The complementary color is #908F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A90?: 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.