What color is #79747F?

#79747F is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79747F?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 127: 121 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79747F?

The complementary color is #7A7F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79747F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79747F color

#79747F rgb(121, 116, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79747F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (121, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#79747F color codes

HEX	`#79747F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.6, 4.15, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.6, 6.77, 307.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.961, 18.088, 22.62)`
Decimal	`7959679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79747F, 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 #79747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #79747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79747f; }
.text { color: #79747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79747f, #7e747f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #79747F?: #79747F is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79747F?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 127: 121 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79747F?: The complementary color is #7A7F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79747F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.