What color is #797662?

#797662 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797662?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 98: 121 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797662?

The complementary color is #626579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797662 color

#797662 rgb(121, 118, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797662 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 38.4% blue (121, 118, 98).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#797662 color codes

HEX	`#797662`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.38, -2.5, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.38, 11.72, 102.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.568, 17.904, 14.136)`
Decimal	`7960162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797662, 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 #797662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #797662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797662; }
.text { color: #797662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797662, #717962); }

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Questions

What color is #797662?: #797662 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797662?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 98: 121 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797662?: The complementary color is #626579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.