What color is #797A73?

#797A73 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A73?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 115: 121 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A73?

The complementary color is #74737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A73 color

#797A73 rgb(121, 122, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (121, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#797A73 color codes

HEX	`#797A73`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, -1.75, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 4.09, 115.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.939, 19.222, 18.981)`
Decimal	`7961203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A73, 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 #797A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #797A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a73; }
.text { color: #797a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a73, #757a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #797A73?: #797A73 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A73?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 115: 121 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A73?: The complementary color is #74737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.