#797A8B Color

#797A8B is rgb(121, 122, 139) in RGB and hsl(237, 7%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#797A8B

HEX#797A8B

RGBrgb(121, 122, 139)

HSLhsl(237, 7%, 51%)

HSVhsv(237, 13%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.026 282.9)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #797A8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #797A8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#797A8B Complementary#8B8A79 Analogous#79838B Analogous#81798B Triadic#8B797A Triadic#7A8B79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #797A8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8C8D9B #9D9DAA #B0B0BA #C3C3CB #D6D6DB #E6E7EA

Shades

#686978 #5A5B68 #4A4A55 #393941 #28292E #1A1A1E

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