What color is #797366?

#797366 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 #797366?

The RGB value is 121, 115, 102: 121 red, 115 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797366?

The complementary color is #666C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797366?

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.

#797366 color

#797366 rgb(121, 115, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797366 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.1% green and 40% blue (121, 115, 102).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#797366 color codes

HEX	`#797366`
RGB	`rgb(121, 115, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.62, -0.09, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.62, 8.03, 90.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.414, 17.286, 15.04)`
Decimal	`7959398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797366, 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 #797366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797366 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 #797366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797366; }
.text { color: #797366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 115 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797366, #757966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797366?: #797366 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 #797366?: The RGB value is 121, 115, 102: 121 red, 115 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797366?: The complementary color is #666C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797366?: 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.