What color is #797660?

#797660 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797660?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 96: 121 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797660?

The complementary color is #606379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797660?

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.

#797660 color

#797660 rgb(121, 118, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797660 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 37.6% blue (121, 118, 96).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#797660 color codes

HEX	`#797660`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, -2.83, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 12.88, 102.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.475, 17.867, 13.645)`
Decimal	`7960160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797660, 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 #797660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797660 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 #797660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797660; }
.text { color: #797660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797660, #707960); }

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Questions

What color is #797660?: #797660 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797660?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 96: 121 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797660?: The complementary color is #606379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797660?: 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.