What color is #797D8A?

#797D8A is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797D8A?

The RGB value is 121, 125, 138: 121 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797D8A?

The complementary color is #8A8679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797D8A color

#797D8A rgb(121, 125, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797D8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49% green and 54.1% blue (121, 125, 138).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#797D8A color codes

HEX	`#797D8A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 125, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, 1.29, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 7.65, 279.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.805, 20.567, 26.966)`
Decimal	`7961994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797D8A, 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 #797D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #797D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797d8a; }
.text { color: #797d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 125 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797d8a, #7e798a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #797D8A?: #797D8A is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797D8A?: The RGB value is 121, 125, 138: 121 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797D8A?: The complementary color is #8A8679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.