What color is #79768A?

#79768A is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79768A?

The RGB value is 121, 118, 138: 121 red, 118 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79768A?

The complementary color is #878A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79768A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79768A color

#79768A rgb(121, 118, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79768A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.3% green and 54.1% blue (121, 118, 138).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#79768A color codes

HEX	`#79768A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 118, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 5.38, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 11.77, 297.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.95, 18.857, 26.681)`
Decimal	`7960202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79768A, 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 #79768A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79768A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #79768A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79768a; }
.text { color: #79768a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79768a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 118 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79768a, #83768a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #79768A?: #79768A is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79768A?: The RGB value is 121, 118, 138: 121 red, 118 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79768A?: The complementary color is #878A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79768A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.