What color is #79796D?

#79796D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79796D?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 109: 121 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79796D?

The complementary color is #6D6D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79796D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79796D color

#79796D rgb(121, 121, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79796D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (121, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#79796D color codes

HEX	`#79796D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, -2.3, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 6.98, 109.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.483, 18.844, 17.181)`
Decimal	`7960941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79796D, 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 #79796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #79796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79796d; }
.text { color: #79796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79796d, #73796d); }

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Questions

What color is #79796D?: #79796D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79796D?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 109: 121 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79796D?: The complementary color is #6D6D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79796D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.