What color is #79656D?

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

What is the RGB value of #79656D?

The RGB value is 121, 101, 109: 121 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79656D?

The complementary color is #657971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79656D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79656D color

#79656D rgb(121, 101, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79656D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (121, 101, 109).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% 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 5.39:1).

#79656D color codes

HEX	`#79656D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 101, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.91, 9.45, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.91, 9.57, 350.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.299, 14.477, 16.453)`
Decimal	`7955821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79656D, 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 #79656D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79656D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #79656D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79656d; }
.text { color: #79656d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79656d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 101 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79656d, #796765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79656D?: #79656D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79656D?: The RGB value is 121, 101, 109: 121 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79656D?: The complementary color is #657971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79656D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.