What color is #796B7E?

#796B7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796B7E?

The RGB value is 121, 107, 126: 121 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796B7E?

The complementary color is #707E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796B7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796B7E color

#796B7E rgb(121, 107, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796B7E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42% green and 49.4% blue (121, 107, 126).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#796B7E color codes

HEX	`#796B7E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 107, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 9.27, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 12.58, 317.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.908, 16.087, 21.949)`
Decimal	`7957374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796B7E, 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 #796B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #796B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796b7e; }
.text { color: #796b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 107 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796b7e, #7e6b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #796B7E?: #796B7E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796B7E?: The RGB value is 121, 107, 126: 121 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796B7E?: The complementary color is #707E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796B7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.