What color is #797A64?

#797A64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A64?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 100: 121 red, 122 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A64?

The complementary color is #65647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A64 color

#797A64 rgb(121, 122, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A64 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 39.2% blue (121, 122, 100).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#797A64 color codes

HEX	`#797A64`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, -4.45, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 12.75, 110.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.145, 18.904, 14.8)`
Decimal	`7961188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A64, 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 #797A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #797A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a64; }
.text { color: #797a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a64, #6e7a64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797A64?: #797A64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A64?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 100: 121 red, 122 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A64?: The complementary color is #65647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.