What color is #797681?

#797681 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797681?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 129: 121 red, 118 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797681?

The complementary color is #7E8176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797681 color

#797681 rgb(121, 118, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797681 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 50.6% blue (121, 118, 129).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#797681 color codes

HEX	`#797681`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, 3.4, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 6.56, 301.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.325, 18.607, 23.391)`
Decimal	`7960193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797681, 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 #797681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #797681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797681; }
.text { color: #797681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797681, #7e7681); }

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Questions

What color is #797681?: #797681 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797681?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 129: 121 red, 118 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797681?: The complementary color is #7E8176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.