What color is #7997A9?

#7997A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7997A9?

The RGB value is 121, 151, 169: 121 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7997A9?

The complementary color is #A98B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7997A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7997A9 color

#7997A9 rgb(121, 151, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7997A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.2% green and 66.3% blue (121, 151, 169).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#7997A9 color codes

HEX	`#7997A9`
RGB	`rgb(121, 151, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 11%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -6.15, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 14.24, 244.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.111, 29.062, 41.762)`
Decimal	`7968681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7997A9, 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 #7997A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7997A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #7997A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7997a9; }
.text { color: #7997a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7997a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 151 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7997a9, #797fa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7997A9?: #7997A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7997A9?: The RGB value is 121, 151, 169: 121 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7997A9?: The complementary color is #A98B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7997A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.