What color is #797657?

#797657 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797657?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 87: 121 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797657?

The complementary color is #575A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797657?

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.

#797657 color

#797657 rgb(121, 118, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797657 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 34.1% blue (121, 118, 87).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#797657 color codes

HEX	`#797657`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, -4.23, 17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 18.04, 103.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.084, 17.71, 11.586)`
Decimal	`7960151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797657, 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 #797657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797657 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 #797657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797657; }
.text { color: #797657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797657, #6b7957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797657?: #797657 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797657?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 87: 121 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797657?: The complementary color is #575A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797657?: 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.