What color is #797079?

#797079 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797079?

The RGB value is 121, 112, 121: 121 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797079?

The complementary color is #707970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797079 color

#797079 rgb(121, 112, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797079 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (121, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#797079 color codes

HEX	`#797079`
RGB	`rgb(121, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, 5.26, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 6.44, 324.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.13, 17.034, 20.471)`
Decimal	`7958649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797079, 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 #797079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #797079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797079; }
.text { color: #797079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797079, #797075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797079?: #797079 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797079?: The RGB value is 121, 112, 121: 121 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797079?: The complementary color is #707970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.