#797E9A Color

#797E9A is rgb(121, 126, 154) in RGB and hsl(231, 14%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#797E9A

HEX#797E9A

RGBrgb(121, 126, 154)

HSLhsl(231, 14%, 54%)

HSVhsv(231, 21%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.043 277.1)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #797E9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #797E9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#797E9A Complementary#9A9579 Analogous#798F9A Analogous#85799A Triadic#9A797E Triadic#7E9A79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #797E9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8B8FA7 #9FA3B7 #B1B3C4 #C2C4D1 #D3D5DE #E8E9ED

Shades

#676C89 #585C74 #484C60 #373A49 #272934 #181920

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