What color is #797B81?

#797B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797B81?

The RGB value is 121, 123, 129: 121 red, 123 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797B81?

The complementary color is #817F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797B81 color

#797B81 rgb(121, 123, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797B81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.2% green and 50.6% blue (121, 123, 129).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#797B81 color codes

HEX	`#797B81`
RGB	`rgb(121, 123, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 0.49, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 3.56, 277.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.93, 19.816, 23.592)`
Decimal	`7961473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797B81, 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 #797B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #797B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797b81; }
.text { color: #797b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 123 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797b81, #7b7981); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797B81?: #797B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797B81?: The RGB value is 121, 123, 129: 121 red, 123 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797B81?: The complementary color is #817F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.