What color is #797457?

#797457 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797457?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 87: 121 red, 116 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797457?

The complementary color is #575C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797457?

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.

#797457 color

#797457 rgb(121, 116, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797457 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 34.1% blue (121, 116, 87).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#797457 color codes

HEX	`#797457`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.57, -3.09, 16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.57, 17.04, 100.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.851, 17.244, 11.508)`
Decimal	`7959639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797457, 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 #797457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797457 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 #797457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797457; }
.text { color: #797457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797457, #6d7957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797457?: #797457 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797457?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 87: 121 red, 116 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797457?: The complementary color is #575C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797457?: 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.