What color is #797468?

#797468 is a gray, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797468?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 104: 121 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797468?

The complementary color is #686D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797468 color

#797468 rgb(121, 116, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797468 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 40.8% blue (121, 116, 104).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#797468 color codes

HEX	`#797468`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, -0.32, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 7.33, 92.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.629, 17.555, 15.607)`
Decimal	`7959656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797468, 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 #797468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #797468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797468; }
.text { color: #797468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797468, #767968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797468?: #797468 is a gray, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797468?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 104: 121 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797468?: The complementary color is #686D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.