What color is #79656C?

#79656C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79656C?

The RGB value is 121, 101, 108: 121 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79656C?

The complementary color is #657972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79656C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79656C color

#79656C rgb(121, 101, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79656C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.6% green and 42.4% blue (121, 101, 108).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#79656C color codes

HEX	`#79656C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 101, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, 9.26, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 9.31, 354.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.245, 14.455, 16.172)`
Decimal	`7955820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79656C, 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 #79656C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79656C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #79656C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79656c; }
.text { color: #79656c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79656c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 101 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79656c, #796865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79656C?: #79656C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79656C?: The RGB value is 121, 101, 108: 121 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79656C?: The complementary color is #657972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79656C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.