What color is #79767C?

#79767C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79767C?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 124: 121 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79767C?

The complementary color is #797C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79767C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79767C color

#79767C rgb(121, 118, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79767C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 48.6% blue (121, 118, 124).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#79767C color codes

HEX	`#79767C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 5%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, 2.35, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 3.72, 309.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.001, 18.477, 21.683)`
Decimal	`7960188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79767C, 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 #79767C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79767C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #79767C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79767c; }
.text { color: #79767c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79767c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79767c, #7c767c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79767C?: #79767C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79767C?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 124: 121 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79767C?: The complementary color is #797C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79767C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.