What color is #797862?

#797862 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797862?

The RGB value is 121, 120, 98: 121 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797862?

The complementary color is #626379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797862?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797862 color

#797862 rgb(121, 120, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797862 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.1% green and 38.4% blue (121, 120, 98).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#797862 color codes

HEX	`#797862`
RGB	`rgb(121, 120, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -3.65, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 12.78, 106.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.806, 18.38, 14.215)`
Decimal	`7960674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797862, 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 #797862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #797862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797862; }
.text { color: #797862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 120 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797862, #6f7962); }

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Questions

What color is #797862?: #797862 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797862?: The RGB value is 121, 120, 98: 121 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797862?: The complementary color is #626379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797862?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.