What color is #79696C?

#79696C is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79696C?

The RGB value is 121, 105, 108: 121 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79696C?

The complementary color is #697976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79696C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79696C color

#79696C rgb(121, 105, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79696C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 41.2% green and 42.4% blue (121, 105, 108).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#79696C color codes

HEX	`#79696C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 105, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 41.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.98, 6.87, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.98, 6.9, 5.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.643, 15.251, 16.304)`
Decimal	`7956844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79696C, 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 #79696C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79696C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #79696C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79696c; }
.text { color: #79696c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79696c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 105 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79696c, #796e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79696C?: #79696C is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79696C?: The RGB value is 121, 105, 108: 121 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79696C?: The complementary color is #697976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79696C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.