What color is #797E64?

#797E64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797E64?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 100: 121 red, 126 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E64?

The complementary color is #69647E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E64 color

#797E64 rgb(121, 126, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #797E64 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 39.2% blue (121, 126, 100).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#797E64 color codes

HEX	`#797E64`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -6.71, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 15.13, 116.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.646, 19.907, 14.967)`
Decimal	`7962212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E64, 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 #797E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #797E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e64; }
.text { color: #797e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e64, #6c7e64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797E64?: #797E64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797E64?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 100: 121 red, 126 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E64?: The complementary color is #69647E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.