What color is #796E72?

#796E72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796E72?

The RGB value is 121, 110, 114: 121 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796E72?

The complementary color is #6E7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796E72?

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.

#796E72 color

#796E72 rgb(121, 110, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796E72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (121, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#796E72 color codes

HEX	`#796E72`
RGB	`rgb(121, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.54, 5.05, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.54, 5.09, 352.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.498, 16.432, 18.219)`
Decimal	`7958130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796E72, 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 #796E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796E72 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 #796E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796e72; }
.text { color: #796e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796e72, #79706e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796E72?: #796E72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796E72?: The RGB value is 121, 110, 114: 121 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796E72?: The complementary color is #6E7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796E72?: 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.