What color is #79786E?

#79786E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79786E?

The RGB value is 121, 120, 110: 121 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79786E?

The complementary color is #6E6F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79786E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79786E color

#79786E rgb(121, 120, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79786E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.1% green and 43.1% blue (121, 120, 110).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#79786E color codes

HEX	`#79786E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 120, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -1.54, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 5.84, 105.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.416, 18.624, 17.426)`
Decimal	`7960686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79786E, 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 #79786E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79786E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #79786E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79786e; }
.text { color: #79786e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79786e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 120 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79786e, #75796e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79786E?: #79786E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79786E?: The RGB value is 121, 120, 110: 121 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79786E?: The complementary color is #6E6F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79786E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.