What color is #797C5F?

#797C5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797C5F?

The RGB value is 121, 124, 95: 121 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797C5F?

The complementary color is #625F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797C5F?

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.

#797C5F color

#797C5F rgb(121, 124, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797C5F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 48.6% green and 37.3% blue (121, 124, 95).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#797C5F color codes

HEX	`#797C5F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 124, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -6.4, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 16.77, 112.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.158, 19.307, 13.647)`
Decimal	`7961695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797C5F, 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 #797C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797C5F 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 #797C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797c5f; }
.text { color: #797c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 124 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797c5f, #6b7c5f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797C5F?: #797C5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797C5F?: The RGB value is 121, 124, 95: 121 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797C5F?: The complementary color is #625F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797C5F?: 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.