What color is #79795E?

#79795E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79795E?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 94: 121 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79795E?

The complementary color is #5E5E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79795E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79795E color

#79795E rgb(121, 121, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #79795E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 36.9% blue (121, 121, 94).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#79795E color codes

HEX	`#79795E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, -4.86, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 15.64, 108.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.743, 18.548, 13.286)`
Decimal	`7960926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79795E, 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 #79795E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79795E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #79795E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79795e; }
.text { color: #79795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79795e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79795e, #6c795e); }

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Questions

What color is #79795E?: #79795E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79795E?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 94: 121 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79795E?: The complementary color is #5E5E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79795E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.