Information about #797980 color

#797980 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #797980 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(121, 121, 128) (47.5% red, 47.5% green, 50.2% blue), or CMYK 3 / 3 / 0 / 50 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#797980 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Storm Grey (#747880). Slightly further away sit Meridian (#7C7E7E) and Light Charcoal (#73787C).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(121, 121, 128)), which gives #797980 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #797980: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#797980 color variations

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

#797980 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#797980 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#797980 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#797980 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#797980 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #797980

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

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Industrial Silver color link
Industrial Silver

#7C7D79

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Silver Lining color link
Silver Lining

#7F7F7D

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

#797980 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#797980
  • RGB121, 121, 128
  • CMYK3, 3, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(121, 121, 128)
  • HSL240°, 3%, 49%
  • HSL Precise240°, 2.811%, 48.824%
  • HSV240°, 5%, 50%
  • HSB240°, 5%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.475, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.475, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.475, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID797980
  • DECIMAL ID7960960
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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