What color is #797D67?

#797D67 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797D67?

The RGB value is 121, 125, 103: 121 red, 125 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797D67?

The complementary color is #6B677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797D67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797D67 color

#797D67 rgb(121, 125, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797D67 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49% green and 40.4% blue (121, 125, 103).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 51% 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 4.94:1).

#797D67 color codes

HEX	`#797D67`
RGB	`rgb(121, 125, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, -5.64, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 12.82, 116.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.667, 19.712, 15.703)`
Decimal	`7961959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797D67, 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 #797D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #797D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797d67; }
.text { color: #797d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 125 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797d67, #6e7d67); }

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Questions

What color is #797D67?: #797D67 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797D67?: The RGB value is 121, 125, 103: 121 red, 125 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797D67?: The complementary color is #6B677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797D67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.