What color is #797F97?

#797F97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797F97?

The RGB value is 121, 127, 151: 121 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797F97?

The complementary color is #979179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797F97 color

#797F97 rgb(121, 127, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797F97 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.8% green and 59.2% blue (121, 127, 151).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#797F97 color codes

HEX	`#797F97`
RGB	`rgb(121, 127, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, 3.12, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 13.98, 282.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.059, 21.478, 32.308)`
Decimal	`7962519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797F97, 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 #797F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #797F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797f97; }
.text { color: #797f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 127 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797f97, #827997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #797F97?: #797F97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797F97?: The RGB value is 121, 127, 151: 121 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797F97?: The complementary color is #979179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.