What color is #797B84?

#797B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797B84?

The RGB value is 121, 123, 132: 121 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797B84?

The complementary color is #848279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797B84 color

#797B84 rgb(121, 123, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797B84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.2% green and 51.8% blue (121, 123, 132).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% 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 4.98:1).

#797B84 color codes

HEX	`#797B84`
RGB	`rgb(121, 123, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, 1.13, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 5.27, 282.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.132, 19.897, 24.658)`
Decimal	`7961476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797B84, 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 #797B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #797B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797b84; }
.text { color: #797b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 123 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797b84, #7c7984); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797B84?: #797B84 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797B84?: The RGB value is 121, 123, 132: 121 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797B84?: The complementary color is #848279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.