What color is #797C96?

#797C96 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 #797C96?

The RGB value is 121, 124, 150: 121 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797C96?

The complementary color is #969379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797C96 color

#797C96 rgb(121, 124, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797C96 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.6% green and 58.8% blue (121, 124, 150).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#797C96 color codes

HEX	`#797C96`
RGB	`rgb(121, 124, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, 4.63, -14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 15.09, 287.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.597, 20.682, 31.755)`
Decimal	`7961750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797C96, 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 #797C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #797C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797c96; }
.text { color: #797c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 124 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797c96, #847996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797C96?: #797C96 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 #797C96?: The RGB value is 121, 124, 150: 121 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797C96?: The complementary color is #969379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.