What color is #797A77?

#797A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A77?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 119: 121 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A77?

The complementary color is #78777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A77 color

#797A77 rgb(121, 122, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 46.7% blue (121, 122, 119).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 1% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#797A77 color codes

HEX	`#797A77`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 1%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 2%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, -0.98, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 1.8, 122.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.174, 19.316, 20.22)`
Decimal	`7961207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A77, 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 #797A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #797A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a77; }
.text { color: #797a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a77, #777a77); }

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Questions

What color is #797A77?: #797A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A77?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 119: 121 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A77?: The complementary color is #78777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.