What color is #797577?

#797577 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797577?

The RGB value is 121, 117, 119: 121 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797577?

The complementary color is #757977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797577?

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

#797577 color

#797577 rgb(121, 117, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797577 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.9% green and 46.7% blue (121, 117, 119).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#797577 color codes

HEX	`#797577`
RGB	`rgb(121, 117, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 3%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.64, 1.92, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.64, 2, 343.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.576, 18.12, 20.021)`
Decimal	`7959927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797577, 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 #797577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #797577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797577; }
.text { color: #797577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 117 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797577, #797575); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797577?: #797577 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797577?: The RGB value is 121, 117, 119: 121 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797577?: The complementary color is #757977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.