What color is #79794D?

#79794D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79794D?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 77: 121 red, 121 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79794D?

The complementary color is #4D4D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79794D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79794D color

#79794D rgb(121, 121, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #79794D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 30.2% blue (121, 121, 77).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#79794D color codes

HEX	`#79794D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, -7.31, 24.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 25.25, 106.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.062, 18.276, 9.701)`
Decimal	`7960909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79794D, 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 #79794D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79794D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #79794D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79794d; }
.text { color: #79794d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79794d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79794d, #63794d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79794D?: #79794D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79794D?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 77: 121 red, 121 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79794D?: The complementary color is #4D4D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79794D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.