What color is #79626E?

#79626E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79626E?

The RGB value is 121, 98, 110: 121 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79626E?

The complementary color is #62796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79626E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79626E color

#79626E rgb(121, 98, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79626E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.4% green and 43.1% blue (121, 98, 110).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#79626E color codes

HEX	`#79626E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 98, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.13, 11.43, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.13, 11.89, 344.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.067, 13.927, 16.643)`
Decimal	`7955054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79626E, 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 #79626E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79626E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #79626E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79626e; }
.text { color: #79626e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79626e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 98 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79626e, #796263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79626E?: #79626E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79626E?: The RGB value is 121, 98, 110: 121 red, 98 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79626E?: The complementary color is #62796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79626E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.