What color is #796369?

#796369 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796369?

The RGB value is 121, 99, 105: 121 red, 99 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796369?

The complementary color is #637973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796369 color

#796369 rgb(121, 99, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796369 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.8% green and 41.2% blue (121, 99, 105).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#796369 color codes

HEX	`#796369`
RGB	`rgb(121, 99, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, 9.9, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 9.9, 359.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.897, 14.009, 15.281)`
Decimal	`7955305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796369, 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 #796369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #796369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796369; }
.text { color: #796369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 99 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796369, #796863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796369?: #796369 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796369?: The RGB value is 121, 99, 105: 121 red, 99 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796369?: The complementary color is #637973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.