What color is #79676D?

#79676D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79676D?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 109: 121 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79676D?

The complementary color is #677973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79676D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79676D color

#79676D rgb(121, 103, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79676D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 42.7% blue (121, 103, 109).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#79676D color codes

HEX	`#79676D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, 8.25, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 8.28, 355.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.496, 14.87, 16.519)`
Decimal	`7956333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79676D, 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 #79676D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79676D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #79676D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79676d; }
.text { color: #79676d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79676d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79676d, #796a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79676D?: #79676D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79676D?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 109: 121 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79676D?: The complementary color is #677973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79676D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.