All About Color #797F8B

#797F8B

About #797F8B

#797F8B is a medium gray color with the hex code #797F8B. In RGB it is red 121, green 127, blue 139; in HSL it is hue 220°, saturation 7%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 13%, 9%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 4.02:1 on white and 5.22:1 on black.

#797F8B Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 7F, 8B
CMYK12.95%, 8.63%, 0.00%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal121, 127, 139
HSL220°, 7%, 51%
RGB Octal171, 177, 213
HSV (HSB)220.00°, 12.95%, 54.51%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111111, 10001011
CIE-L*AB53.07, 0.36, -7.25
RGB Percent47.45%, 49.80%, 54.51%
CIE-L*CH53.07, 7.26, 272.83
XYZ20.13, 21.11, 27.44
CIE-L*UV53.07, -3.89, -10.35
xyY0.29, 0.31, 21.11
Hunter-Lab45.94, -2.17, -3.25
RYB47.45%, 49.22%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#797F8B on a dark background: contrast 5.22:1, passes WCAG AA.
#797F8B on a light background: contrast 4.02:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #797F8B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#797F8B · #AAAEB5 · #4E525A · #8B8579 · #B5B2AA

Analogous palette

#798B85 · #79888B · #797F8B · #7C798B · #85798B

Triadic palette

#797F8B · #8B797F · #7F8B79 · #AAAEB5 · #B5AAAE

Tetradic palette

#797F8B · #8B7988 · #8B8579 · #798B7C · #4E525A

Monochromatic palette

#323439 · #555A62 · #797F8B · #A2A6AE · #CBCDD2

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