What color is #797756?

#797756 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797756?

The RGB value is 121, 119, 86: 121 red, 119 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797756?

The complementary color is #565879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797756?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797756 color

#797756 rgb(121, 119, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797756 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 46.7% green and 33.7% blue (121, 119, 86).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#797756 color codes

HEX	`#797756`
RGB	`rgb(121, 119, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 46.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, -4.94, 18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 19.13, 104.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.162, 17.931, 11.412)`
Decimal	`7960406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797756, 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 #797756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #797756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797756; }
.text { color: #797756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 119 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797756, #6a7956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797756?: #797756 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797756?: The RGB value is 121, 119, 86: 121 red, 119 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797756?: The complementary color is #565879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797756?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.