What color is #797E75?

#797E75 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797E75?

The RGB value is 121, 126, 117: 121 red, 126 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797E75?

The complementary color is #7A757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797E75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797E75 color

#797E75 rgb(121, 126, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #797E75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 49.4% green and 45.9% blue (121, 126, 117).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#797E75 color codes

HEX	`#797E75`
RGB	`rgb(121, 126, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 49.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, -3.66, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 5.61, 130.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.556, 20.271, 19.761)`
Decimal	`7962229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797E75, 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 #797E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #797E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797e75; }
.text { color: #797e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 126 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797e75, #757e76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #797E75?: #797E75 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797E75?: The RGB value is 121, 126, 117: 121 red, 126 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797E75?: The complementary color is #7A757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797E75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.