What color is #797F84?

#797F84 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797F84?

The RGB value is 121, 127, 132: 121 red, 127 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797F84?

The complementary color is #847E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797F84 color

#797F84 rgb(121, 127, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797F84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.8% green and 51.8% blue (121, 127, 132).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#797F84 color codes

HEX	`#797F84`
RGB	`rgb(121, 127, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -1.18, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 3.67, 251.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.639, 20.909, 24.827)`
Decimal	`7962500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797F84, 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 #797F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #797F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797f84; }
.text { color: #797f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 127 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797f84, #797a84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797F84?: #797F84 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797F84?: The RGB value is 121, 127, 132: 121 red, 127 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797F84?: The complementary color is #847E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.