What color is #797C79?

#797C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797C79?

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

What is the complementary color of #797C79?

The complementary color is #7C797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797C79 color

#797C79 rgb(121, 124, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797C79 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#797C79 color codes

HEX	`#797C79`
RGB	`rgb(121, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -1.73, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 2.13, 144.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.543, 19.861, 20.942)`
Decimal	`7961721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797C79, 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 #797C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #797C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797c79; }
.text { color: #797c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797c79, #797c7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797C79?: #797C79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797C79?: The RGB value is 121, 124, 121: 121 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797C79?: The complementary color is #7C797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.