What color is #797171?

#797171 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797171?

The RGB value is 121, 113, 113: 121 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797171?

The complementary color is #717979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797171 color

#797171 rgb(121, 113, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797171 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 44.3% blue (121, 113, 113).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#797171 color codes

HEX	`#797171`
RGB	`rgb(121, 113, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, 3.09, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 3.28, 19.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.771, 17.068, 18.03)`
Decimal	`7958897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797171, 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 #797171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #797171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797171; }
.text { color: #797171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 113 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797171, #797571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #797171?: #797171 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797171?: The RGB value is 121, 113, 113: 121 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797171?: The complementary color is #717979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.