What color is #797C93?

#797C93 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 #797C93?

The RGB value is 121, 124, 147: 121 red, 124 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797C93?

The complementary color is #939079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797C93 color

#797C93 rgb(121, 124, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797C93 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.6% green and 57.6% blue (121, 124, 147).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#797C93 color codes

HEX	`#797C93`
RGB	`rgb(121, 124, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, 3.93, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 13.36, 287.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.358, 20.587, 30.499)`
Decimal	`7961747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797C93, 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 #797C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #797C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797c93; }
.text { color: #797c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 124 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797c93, #837993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #797C93?: #797C93 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 #797C93?: The RGB value is 121, 124, 147: 121 red, 124 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797C93?: The complementary color is #939079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.