What color is #797B6A?

#797B6A is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797B6A?

The RGB value is 121, 123, 106: 121 red, 123 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797B6A?

The complementary color is #6C6A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797B6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797B6A color

#797B6A rgb(121, 123, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797B6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.2% green and 41.6% blue (121, 123, 106).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#797B6A color codes

HEX	`#797B6A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 123, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51, -3.98, 9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51, 9.89, 113.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.569, 19.272, 16.427)`
Decimal	`7961450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797B6A, 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 #797B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #797B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797b6a; }
.text { color: #797b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 123 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797b6a, #707b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #797B6A?: #797B6A is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797B6A?: The RGB value is 121, 123, 106: 121 red, 123 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797B6A?: The complementary color is #6C6A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797B6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.