What color is #796D6A?

#796D6A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796D6A?

The RGB value is 121, 109, 106: 121 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796D6A?

The complementary color is #6A7679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796D6A?

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.

#796D6A color

#796D6A rgb(121, 109, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796D6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.7% green and 41.6% blue (121, 109, 106).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#796D6A color codes

HEX	`#796D6A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 109, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, 4.13, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 5.34, 39.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.955, 16.043, 15.889)`
Decimal	`7957866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796D6A, 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 #796D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796D6A 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 #796D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796d6a; }
.text { color: #796d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 109 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796d6a, #79746a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796D6A?: #796D6A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796D6A?: The RGB value is 121, 109, 106: 121 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796D6A?: The complementary color is #6A7679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796D6A?: 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.