What color is #797D92?

#797D92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797D92?

The RGB value is 121, 125, 146: 121 red, 125 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797D92?

The complementary color is #928E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797D92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797D92 color

#797D92 rgb(121, 125, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797D92 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49% green and 57.3% blue (121, 125, 146).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#797D92 color codes

HEX	`#797D92`
RGB	`rgb(121, 125, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, 3.11, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 12.22, 284.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.406, 20.807, 30.13)`
Decimal	`7962002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797D92, 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 #797D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #797D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797d92; }
.text { color: #797d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 125 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797d92, #817992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #797D92?: #797D92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797D92?: The RGB value is 121, 125, 146: 121 red, 125 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797D92?: The complementary color is #928E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797D92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.