What color is #797666?

#797666 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797666?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 102: 121 red, 118 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797666?

The complementary color is #666979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797666 color

#797666 rgb(121, 118, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797666 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 40% blue (121, 118, 102).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#797666 color codes

HEX	`#797666`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -1.82, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 9.41, 101.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.762, 17.981, 15.156)`
Decimal	`7960166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797666, 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 #797666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #797666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797666; }
.text { color: #797666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797666, #727966); }

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Questions

What color is #797666?: #797666 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797666?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 102: 121 red, 118 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797666?: The complementary color is #666979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.