What color is #796C74?

#796C74 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796C74?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 116: 121 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C74?

The complementary color is #6C7971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C74 color

#796C74 rgb(121, 108, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796C74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 45.5% blue (121, 108, 116).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#796C74 color codes

HEX	`#796C74`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 6.63, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 7.11, 338.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.4, 16.051, 18.754)`
Decimal	`7957620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C74, 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 #796C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #796C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c74; }
.text { color: #796c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c74, #796c6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796C74?: #796C74 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796C74?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 116: 121 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C74?: The complementary color is #6C7971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.