What color is #79636B?

#79636B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79636B?

The RGB value is 121, 99, 107: 121 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79636B?

The complementary color is #637971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79636B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79636B color

#79636B rgb(121, 99, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79636B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.8% green and 42% blue (121, 99, 107).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#79636B color codes

HEX	`#79636B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 99, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 10.27, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 10.34, 353.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.001, 14.051, 15.829)`
Decimal	`7955307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79636B, 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 #79636B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79636B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #79636B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79636b; }
.text { color: #79636b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79636b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 99 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79636b, #796663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79636B?: #79636B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79636B?: The RGB value is 121, 99, 107: 121 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79636B?: The complementary color is #637971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79636B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.