Palettes / Colors / #797288

#797288 — Stone Grey

#797288 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #797288 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#797288 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #818872; it also sits naturally between #727688 and #847288. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 45% · Blue 53%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #797288

.text { color: #797288; }
.background { background-color: #797288; }
.border { border: 3px solid #797288; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 114, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 9%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #797288; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 114, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #797288; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 114, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#797288">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#797288">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #818872:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #797288: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #797288

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #797288 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #797288 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #797288?

#797288 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 121, 114, 136). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #797288?

#797288 is RGB 121, 114, 136 — HSL 259°, 9%, 49% — CMYK 11%, 16%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #797288?

Its complement is #818872; analogous partners are #727688 and #847288. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #797288 for text?

White text on #797288 has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.58:1.