What color is #797473?

#797473 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797473?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 115: 121 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797473?

The complementary color is #737879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797473 color

#797473 rgb(121, 116, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797473 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 45.1% blue (121, 116, 115).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#797473 color codes

HEX	`#797473`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, 1.72, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 2.12, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.225, 17.794, 18.743)`
Decimal	`7959667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797473, 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 #797473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #797473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797473; }
.text { color: #797473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797473, #797773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #797473?: #797473 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797473?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 115: 121 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797473?: The complementary color is #737879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.