What color is #796772?

#796772 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796772?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 114: 121 red, 103 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796772?

The complementary color is #67796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796772?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796772 color

#796772 rgb(121, 103, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796772 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 44.7% blue (121, 103, 114).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#796772 color codes

HEX	`#796772`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, 9.21, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 9.85, 339.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.772, 14.981, 17.977)`
Decimal	`7956338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796772, 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 #796772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #796772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796772; }
.text { color: #796772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796772, #796769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796772?: #796772 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796772?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 114: 121 red, 103 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796772?: The complementary color is #67796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.