What color is #797E91?

#797E91 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 #797E91?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 145: 121 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E91?

The complementary color is #918C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E91 color

#797E91 rgb(121, 126, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797E91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 56.9% blue (121, 126, 145).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#797E91 color codes

HEX	`#797E91`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.98, 2.3, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.98, 11.1, 281.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.456, 21.031, 29.764)`
Decimal	`7962257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E91, 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 #797E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #797E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e91; }
.text { color: #797e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e91, #807991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #797E91?: #797E91 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 #797E91?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 145: 121 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E91?: The complementary color is #918C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.