What color is #796D7B?

#796D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796D7B?

The RGB value is 121, 109, 123: 121 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796D7B?

The complementary color is #6F7B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796D7B color

#796D7B rgb(121, 109, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796D7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.7% green and 48.2% blue (121, 109, 123).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#796D7B color codes

HEX	`#796D7B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 109, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.54, 7.45, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.54, 9.59, 321)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.928, 16.432, 21.015)`
Decimal	`7957883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796D7B, 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 #796D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #796D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796d7b; }
.text { color: #796d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 109 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796d7b, #7b6d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #796D7B?: #796D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796D7B?: The RGB value is 121, 109, 123: 121 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796D7B?: The complementary color is #6F7B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.