What color is #79666C?

#79666C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79666C?

The RGB value is 121, 102, 108: 121 red, 102 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79666C?

The complementary color is #667973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79666C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79666C color

#79666C rgb(121, 102, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79666C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40% green and 42.4% blue (121, 102, 108).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% 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 5.34:1).

#79666C color codes

HEX	`#79666C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 102, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, 8.66, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 8.68, 356.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.343, 14.651, 16.204)`
Decimal	`7956076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79666C, 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 #79666C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79666C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #79666C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79666c; }
.text { color: #79666c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79666c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 102 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79666c, #796a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79666C?: #79666C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79666C?: The RGB value is 121, 102, 108: 121 red, 102 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79666C?: The complementary color is #667973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79666C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.