Slate Gray (Neutral)

#797A9C

RGB: 121, 122, 156

Color OverviewHEX #797A9C

#797A9C Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #797A9C is composed of 47% red, 48% green, and 61% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 238°, saturation of 15%, and lightness of 54%.

HEX

#797A9C

RGB

121, 122, 156

HSL

238°, 15%, 54%

HSV

238°, 22%, 61%

CMYK

22%, 22%, 0%, 39%

Name Match

Slate Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #797A9C (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #797A9C (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #797A9C (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #797A9C

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #797A9C Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):4.14 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #797A9C Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.08 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #797A9C;
}

.element {
  color: #797A9C;
  background-color: #797A9C;
  border-color: #797A9C;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#797A9C] text-[#797A9C] border-[#797A9C]">
  Content styled with #797A9C
</div>