What color is #796E80?

#796E80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796E80?

The RGB value is 121, 110, 128: 121 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796E80?

The complementary color is #75806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796E80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796E80 color

#796E80 rgb(121, 110, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796E80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.1% green and 50.2% blue (121, 110, 128).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#796E80 color codes

HEX	`#796E80`
RGB	`rgb(121, 110, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.98, 7.91, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.98, 11.51, 313.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.357, 16.775, 22.741)`
Decimal	`7958144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796E80, 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 #796E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #796E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796e80; }
.text { color: #796e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 110 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796e80, #806e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #796E80?: #796E80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796E80?: The RGB value is 121, 110, 128: 121 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796E80?: The complementary color is #75806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796E80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.