What color is #79606C?

#79606C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79606C?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 108: 121 red, 96 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79606C?

The complementary color is #60796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79606C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79606C color

#79606C rgb(121, 96, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79606C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 42.4% blue (121, 96, 108).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#79606C color codes

HEX	`#79606C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, 12.26, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 12.6, 346.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.775, 13.514, 16.015)`
Decimal	`7954540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79606C, 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 #79606C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79606C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #79606C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79606c; }
.text { color: #79606c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79606c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79606c, #796160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79606C?: #79606C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79606C?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 108: 121 red, 96 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79606C?: The complementary color is #60796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79606C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.