What color is #796470?

#796470 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796470?

The RGB value is 121, 100, 112: 121 red, 100 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796470?

The complementary color is #64796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796470?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796470 color

#796470 rgb(121, 100, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796470 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.2% green and 43.9% blue (121, 100, 112).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#796470 color codes

HEX	`#796470`
RGB	`rgb(121, 100, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, 10.62, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 11.21, 341.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.367, 14.35, 17.286)`
Decimal	`7955568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796470, 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 #796470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #796470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796470; }
.text { color: #796470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 100 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796470, #796466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796470?: #796470 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796470?: The RGB value is 121, 100, 112: 121 red, 100 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796470?: The complementary color is #64796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796470?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.