What color is #796F66?

#796F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796F66?

The RGB value is 121, 111, 102: 121 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796F66?

The complementary color is #667079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796F66 color

#796F66 rgb(121, 111, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796F66 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.5% green and 40% blue (121, 111, 102).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#796F66 color codes

HEX	`#796F66`
RGB	`rgb(121, 111, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, 2.24, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 6.8, 70.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.968, 16.393, 14.891)`
Decimal	`7958374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796F66, 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 #796F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #796F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796f66; }
.text { color: #796f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 111 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796f66, #797966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796F66?: #796F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796F66?: The RGB value is 121, 111, 102: 121 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796F66?: The complementary color is #667079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.