What color is #796F7D?

#796F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796F7D?

The RGB value is 121, 111, 125: 121 red, 111 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796F7D?

The complementary color is #737D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796F7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796F7D color

#796F7D rgb(121, 111, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796F7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.5% green and 49% blue (121, 111, 125).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#796F7D color codes

HEX	`#796F7D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 111, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.15, 6.68, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.15, 9.19, 316.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.271, 16.915, 21.753)`
Decimal	`7958397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796F7D, 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 #796F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #796F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796f7d; }
.text { color: #796f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 111 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796f7d, #7d6f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #796F7D?: #796F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796F7D?: The RGB value is 121, 111, 125: 121 red, 111 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796F7D?: The complementary color is #737D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796F7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.