What color is #797B94?

#797B94 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 #797B94?

The RGB value is 121, 123, 148: 121 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797B94?

The complementary color is #949279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797B94 color

#797B94 rgb(121, 123, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797B94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.2% green and 58% blue (121, 123, 148).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 5.07:1).

#797B94 color codes

HEX	`#797B94`
RGB	`rgb(121, 123, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, 4.75, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 14.51, 289.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.312, 20.369, 30.873)`
Decimal	`7961492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797B94, 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 #797B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #797B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797b94; }
.text { color: #797b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 123 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797b94, #847994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797B94?: #797B94 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 #797B94?: The RGB value is 121, 123, 148: 121 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797B94?: The complementary color is #949279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.