What color is #797652?

#797652 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797652?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 82: 121 red, 118 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797652?

The complementary color is #525579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797652 color

#797652 rgb(121, 118, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797652 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 32.2% blue (121, 118, 82).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#797652 color codes

HEX	`#797652`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, -4.95, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 20.89, 103.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.887, 17.631, 10.547)`
Decimal	`7960146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797652, 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 #797652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #797652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797652; }
.text { color: #797652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797652, #697952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797652?: #797652 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797652?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 82: 121 red, 118 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797652?: The complementary color is #525579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.