What color is #797F89?

#797F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797F89?

The RGB value is 121, 127, 137: 121 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797F89?

The complementary color is #898379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797F89?

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.

#797F89 color

#797F89 rgb(121, 127, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797F89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.8% green and 53.7% blue (121, 127, 137).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#797F89 color codes

HEX	`#797F89`
RGB	`rgb(121, 127, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, -0.09, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 6.17, 269.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.989, 21.05, 26.672)`
Decimal	`7962505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797F89, 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 #797F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797F89 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 #797F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797f89; }
.text { color: #797f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 127 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797f89, #7b7989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #797F89?: #797F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797F89?: The RGB value is 121, 127, 137: 121 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797F89?: The complementary color is #898379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797F89?: 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.