What color is #79717A?

#79717A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79717A?

The RGB value is 121, 113, 122: 121 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79717A?

The complementary color is #727A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79717A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79717A color

#79717A rgb(121, 113, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79717A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 47.8% blue (121, 113, 122).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#79717A color codes

HEX	`#79717A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 113, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.61, 4.88, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.61, 6.21, 321.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.303, 17.28, 20.833)`
Decimal	`7958906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79717A, 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 #79717A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79717A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #79717A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79717a; }
.text { color: #79717a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79717a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 113 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79717a, #7a7177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #79717A?: #79717A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79717A?: The RGB value is 121, 113, 122: 121 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79717A?: The complementary color is #727A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79717A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.