What color is #796B69?

#796B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796B69?

The RGB value is 121, 107, 105: 121 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796B69?

The complementary color is #697779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796B69 color

#796B69 rgb(121, 107, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796B69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42% green and 41.2% blue (121, 107, 105).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#796B69 color codes

HEX	`#796B69`
RGB	`rgb(121, 107, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.45, 5.13, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.45, 6.01, 31.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.692, 15.601, 15.546)`
Decimal	`7957353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796B69, 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 #796B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #796B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796b69; }
.text { color: #796b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 107 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796b69, #797369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796B69?: #796B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796B69?: The RGB value is 121, 107, 105: 121 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796B69?: The complementary color is #697779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.