What color is #795F67?

#795F67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795F67?

The RGB value is 121, 95, 103: 121 red, 95 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795F67?

The complementary color is #5F7971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795F67 color

#795F67 rgb(121, 95, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #795F67 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.3% green and 40.4% blue (121, 95, 103).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#795F67 color codes

HEX	`#795F67`
RGB	`rgb(121, 95, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.11, 11.94, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.11, 11.95, 357.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.426, 13.229, 14.623)`
Decimal	`7954279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795F67, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #795F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #795F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795f67; }
.text { color: #795f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 95 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795f67, #79645f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795F67?: #795F67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795F67?: The RGB value is 121, 95, 103: 121 red, 95 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795F67?: The complementary color is #5F7971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.