What color is #797564?

#797564 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797564?

The RGB value is 121, 117, 100: 121 red, 117 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797564?

The complementary color is #646879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797564 color

#797564 rgb(121, 117, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797564 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.9% green and 39.2% blue (121, 117, 100).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#797564 color codes

HEX	`#797564`
RGB	`rgb(121, 117, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, -1.59, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 10.07, 99.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.547, 17.708, 14.6)`
Decimal	`7959908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797564, 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 #797564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #797564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797564; }
.text { color: #797564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 117 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797564, #737964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797564?: #797564 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797564?: The RGB value is 121, 117, 100: 121 red, 117 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797564?: The complementary color is #646879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.