#797E96 Color

#797E96 is rgb(121, 126, 150) in RGB and hsl(230, 12%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#797E96

HEX#797E96

RGBrgb(121, 126, 150)

HSLhsl(230, 12%, 53%)

HSVhsv(230, 19%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.037 276)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #797E96 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #797E96 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#797E96 Complementary#969179 Analogous#798C96 Analogous#827996 Triadic#96797E Triadic#7E9679

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #797E96, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8A8EA3 #9EA1B3 #AFB2C0 #C3C5D0 #D4D6DD #E8E9ED

Shades

#676C83 #585B6F #484B5B #383B47 #282A33 #191A1F

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