What color is #797E6E?

#797E6E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797E6E?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 110: 121 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E6E?

The complementary color is #736E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E6E color

#797E6E rgb(121, 126, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797E6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 43.1% blue (121, 126, 110).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#797E6E color codes

HEX	`#797E6E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, -4.97, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 9.49, 121.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.16, 20.112, 17.674)`
Decimal	`7962222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E6E, 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 #797E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #797E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e6e; }
.text { color: #797e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e6e, #717e6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797E6E?: #797E6E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797E6E?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 110: 121 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E6E?: The complementary color is #736E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.