What color is #796C72?

#796C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796C72?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 114: 121 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C72?

The complementary color is #6C7973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C72 color

#796C72 rgb(121, 108, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796C72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 44.7% blue (121, 108, 114).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#796C72 color codes

HEX	`#796C72`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, 6.23, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 6.41, 346.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.285, 16.005, 18.148)`
Decimal	`7957618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C72, 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 #796C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #796C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c72; }
.text { color: #796c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c72, #796c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796C72?: #796C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796C72?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 114: 121 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C72?: The complementary color is #6C7973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.