What color is #797267?

#797267 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797267?

The RGB value is 121, 114, 103: 121 red, 114 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797267?

The complementary color is #676E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797267 color

#797267 rgb(121, 114, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797267 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.7% green and 40.4% blue (121, 114, 103).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#797267 color codes

HEX	`#797267`
RGB	`rgb(121, 114, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, 0.67, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 7.1, 84.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.35, 17.079, 15.265)`
Decimal	`7959143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797267, 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 #797267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #797267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797267; }
.text { color: #797267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 114 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797267, #777967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #797267?: #797267 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797267?: The RGB value is 121, 114, 103: 121 red, 114 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797267?: The complementary color is #676E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.