What color is #796167?

#796167 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796167?

The RGB value is 121, 97, 103: 121 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796167?

The complementary color is #617973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796167 color

#796167 rgb(121, 97, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796167 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38% green and 40.4% blue (121, 97, 103).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#796167 color codes

HEX	`#796167`
RGB	`rgb(121, 97, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.65, 10.74, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.65, 10.74, 1.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.608, 13.594, 14.684)`
Decimal	`7954791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796167, 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 #796167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #796167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796167; }
.text { color: #796167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 97 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796167, #796761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796167?: #796167 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796167?: The RGB value is 121, 97, 103: 121 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796167?: The complementary color is #617973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.