What color is #797E90?

#797E90 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 #797E90?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 144: 121 red, 126 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E90?

The complementary color is #908B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E90 color

#797E90 rgb(121, 126, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797E90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 56.5% blue (121, 126, 144).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#797E90 color codes

HEX	`#797E90`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, 2.07, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 10.54, 281.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.379, 21, 29.36)`
Decimal	`7962256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E90, 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 #797E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #797E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e90; }
.text { color: #797e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e90, #7f7990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #797E90?: #797E90 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 #797E90?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 144: 121 red, 126 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E90?: The complementary color is #908B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.