What color is #79806E?

#79806E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79806E?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 110: 121 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79806E?

The complementary color is #756E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79806E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79806E color

#79806E rgb(121, 128, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79806E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 43.1% blue (121, 128, 110).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#79806E color codes

HEX	`#79806E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, -6.1, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 10.79, 124.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.418, 20.629, 17.76)`
Decimal	`7962734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79806E, 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 #79806E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79806E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #79806E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79806e; }
.text { color: #79806e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79806e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79806e, #70806e); }

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Questions

What color is #79806E?: #79806E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79806E?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 110: 121 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79806E?: The complementary color is #756E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79806E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.