What color is #797B74?

#797B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797B74?

The RGB value is 121, 123, 116: 121 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797B74?

The complementary color is #76747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797B74 color

#797B74 rgb(121, 123, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797B74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (121, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#797B74 color codes

HEX	`#797B74`
RGB	`rgb(121, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, -2.14, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 4.15, 120.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.12, 19.492, 19.327)`
Decimal	`7961460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797B74, 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 #797B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #797B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797b74; }
.text { color: #797b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797b74, #757b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #797B74?: #797B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797B74?: The RGB value is 121, 123, 116: 121 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797B74?: The complementary color is #76747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.