What color is #797455?

#797455 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797455?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 85: 121 red, 116 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797455?

The complementary color is #555A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797455 color

#797455 rgb(121, 116, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797455 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 33.3% blue (121, 116, 85).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% 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 4.73:1).

#797455 color codes

HEX	`#797455`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.53, -3.38, 17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.53, 18.18, 100.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.77, 17.212, 11.084)`
Decimal	`7959637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797455, 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 #797455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #797455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797455; }
.text { color: #797455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797455, #6c7955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797455?: #797455 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797455?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 85: 121 red, 116 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797455?: The complementary color is #555A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.