What color is #797A78?

#797A78 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797A78?

The RGB value is 121, 122, 120: 121 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797A78?

The complementary color is #79787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797A78 color

#797A78 rgb(121, 122, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797A78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.8% green and 47.1% blue (121, 122, 120).

Its hue angle is 90°, 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 Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#797A78 color codes

HEX	`#797A78`
RGB	`rgb(121, 122, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 1%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, -0.78, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 1.24, 129)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.234, 19.34, 20.538)`
Decimal	`7961208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797A78, 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 #797A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #797A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797a78; }
.text { color: #797a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 122 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797a78, #787a78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797A78?: #797A78 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797A78?: The RGB value is 121, 122, 120: 121 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797A78?: The complementary color is #79787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.