What color is #797A91?

#797A91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A91?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 145: 121 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A91?

The complementary color is #919079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A91 color

#797A91 rgb(121, 122, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797A91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 56.9% blue (121, 122, 145).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#797A91 color codes

HEX	`#797A91`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, 4.63, -12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 13.37, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.954, 20.028, 29.597)`
Decimal	`7961233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A91, 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 #797A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #797A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a91; }
.text { color: #797a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a91, #847991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797A91?: #797A91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A91?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 145: 121 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A91?: The complementary color is #919079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.