What color is #797354?

#797354 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797354?

The RGB value is 121, 115, 84: 121 red, 115 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797354?

The complementary color is #545A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797354 color

#797354 rgb(121, 115, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797354 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.1% green and 32.9% blue (121, 115, 84).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#797354 color codes

HEX	`#797354`
RGB	`rgb(121, 115, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, -2.95, 18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 18.27, 99.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.616, 16.967, 10.838)`
Decimal	`7959380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797354, 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 #797354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #797354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797354; }
.text { color: #797354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 115 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797354, #6c7954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797354?: #797354 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797354?: The RGB value is 121, 115, 84: 121 red, 115 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797354?: The complementary color is #545A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.