What color is #797D6C?

#797D6C is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797D6C?

The RGB value is 121, 125, 108: 121 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797D6C?

The complementary color is #706C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797D6C color

#797D6C rgb(121, 125, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797D6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49% green and 42.4% blue (121, 125, 108).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#797D6C color codes

HEX	`#797D6C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 125, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -4.76, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 9.98, 118.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.925, 19.815, 17.065)`
Decimal	`7961964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797D6C, 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 #797D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #797D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797d6c; }
.text { color: #797d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 125 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797d6c, #717d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #797D6C?: #797D6C is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797D6C?: The RGB value is 121, 125, 108: 121 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797D6C?: The complementary color is #706C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.