Information about #797A7D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #797A7D is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 122, 125) — 47.5% red, 47.8% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#797A7D presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Meridian (#7C7E7E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Monsoon (#7A7679) and Industrial Silver (#7C7D79).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 122, 125) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #797A7D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#797A7D color variations

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

#797A7D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#797A7D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#797A7D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#797A7D 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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#797A7D 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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#787D79
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Nearest named colors to #797A7D

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

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Industrial Silver color link
Industrial Silver

#7C7D79

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Silver Lining color link
Silver Lining

#7F7F7D

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

#797A7D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#797A7D
  • RGB121, 122, 125
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(121, 122, 125)
  • HSL225°, 2%, 48%
  • HSL Precise225°, 1.626%, 48.235%
  • HSV225°, 3%, 49%
  • HSB225°, 3%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.478, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.478, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.478, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID797A7D
  • DECIMAL ID7961213
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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