What color is #797A6F?

#797A6F is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A6F?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 111: 121 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A6F?

The complementary color is #706F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A6F color

#797A6F rgb(121, 122, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 43.5% blue (121, 122, 111).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% 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 4.83:1).

#797A6F color codes

HEX	`#797A6F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, -2.51, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 6.41, 113.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.714, 19.132, 17.795)`
Decimal	`7961199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A6F, 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 #797A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #797A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a6f; }
.text { color: #797a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a6f, #747a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #797A6F?: #797A6F is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A6F?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 111: 121 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A6F?: The complementary color is #706F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.