What color is #79756C?

#79756C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79756C?

The RGB value is 121, 117, 108: 121 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79756C?

The complementary color is #6C7079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79756C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79756C color

#79756C rgb(121, 117, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79756C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.9% green and 42.4% blue (121, 117, 108).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#79756C color codes

HEX	`#79756C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 117, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, -0.18, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 5.51, 91.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.953, 17.87, 16.741)`
Decimal	`7959916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79756C, 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 #79756C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79756C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #79756C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79756c; }
.text { color: #79756c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79756c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 117 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79756c, #76796c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #79756C?: #79756C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79756C?: The RGB value is 121, 117, 108: 121 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79756C?: The complementary color is #6C7079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79756C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.