What color is #797E7E?

#797E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797E7E?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 126: 121 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E7E?

The complementary color is #7E7979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E7E color

#797E7E rgb(121, 126, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797E7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 49.4% blue (121, 126, 126).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#797E7E color codes

HEX	`#797E7E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -1.86, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 1.97, 199.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.111, 20.493, 22.683)`
Decimal	`7962238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E7E, 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 #797E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #797E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e7e; }
.text { color: #797e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e7e, #797c7e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #797E7E?: #797E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797E7E?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 126: 121 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E7E?: The complementary color is #7E7979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.