What color is #79795B?

#79795B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79795B?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 91: 121 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79795B?

The complementary color is #5B5B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79795B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79795B color

#79795B rgb(121, 121, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #79795B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 35.7% blue (121, 121, 91).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#79795B color codes

HEX	`#79795B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, -5.33, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 17.35, 107.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.611, 18.495, 12.59)`
Decimal	`7960923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79795B, 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 #79795B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79795B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #79795B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79795b; }
.text { color: #79795b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79795b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79795b, #6a795b); }

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Questions

What color is #79795B?: #79795B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79795B?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 91: 121 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79795B?: The complementary color is #5B5B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79795B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.