What color is #797B63?

#797B63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797B63?

The RGB value is 121, 123, 99: 121 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797B63?

The complementary color is #65637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797B63?

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.

#797B63 color

#797B63 rgb(121, 123, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797B63 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.2% green and 38.8% blue (121, 123, 99).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#797B63 color codes

HEX	`#797B63`
RGB	`rgb(121, 123, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, -5.18, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 13.91, 111.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.22, 19.132, 14.588)`
Decimal	`7961443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797B63, 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 #797B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797B63 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 #797B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797b63; }
.text { color: #797b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 123 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797b63, #6d7b63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797B63?: #797B63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797B63?: The RGB value is 121, 123, 99: 121 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797B63?: The complementary color is #65637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797B63?: 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.