Information about #797788 color

#797788 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#797788 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 119, 136) — 47.5% red, 46.7% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 7 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#797788 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Skeletony (#777887). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85) and Storm Grey (#747880).

The recipe behind #797788 is rgb(121, 119, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #797788: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #797788 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#797788 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#797788 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #797788

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#797788
  • RGB121, 119, 136
  • CMYK6, 7, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(121, 119, 136)
  • HSL247°, 7%, 50%
  • HSL Precise247.059°, 6.667%, 50%
  • HSV247°, 13%, 53%
  • HSB247°, 13%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.467, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.467, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.467, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID797788
  • DECIMAL ID7960456
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01