What color is #79726E?

#79726E is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79726E?

The RGB value is 121, 114, 110: 121 red, 114 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79726E?

The complementary color is #6E7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79726E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79726E color

#79726E rgb(121, 114, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79726E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.7% green and 43.1% blue (121, 114, 110).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#79726E color codes

HEX	`#79726E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 114, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.54, 1.94, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.54, 3.72, 58.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.717, 17.226, 17.193)`
Decimal	`7959150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79726E, 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 #79726E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79726E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #79726E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79726e; }
.text { color: #79726e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79726e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 114 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79726e, #79786e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79726E?: #79726E is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79726E?: The RGB value is 121, 114, 110: 121 red, 114 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79726E?: The complementary color is #6E7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79726E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.