What color is #796C68?

#796C68 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796C68?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 104: 121 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C68?

The complementary color is #687579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C68 color

#796C68 rgb(121, 108, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796C68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 40.8% blue (121, 108, 104).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% 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 5.05:1).

#796C68 color codes

HEX	`#796C68`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.7, 4.36, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.7, 5.98, 43.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.746, 15.79, 15.312)`
Decimal	`7957608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C68, 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 #796C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #796C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c68; }
.text { color: #796c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c68, #797568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796C68?: #796C68 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796C68?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 104: 121 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C68?: The complementary color is #687579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.