What color is #798071?

#798071 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798071?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 113: 121 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798071?

The complementary color is #787180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798071 color

#798071 rgb(121, 128, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798071 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 44.3% blue (121, 128, 113).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#798071 color codes

HEX	`#798071`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, -5.55, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 9.14, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.584, 20.695, 18.635)`
Decimal	`7962737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798071, 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 #798071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #798071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798071; }
.text { color: #798071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798071, #718071); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798071?: #798071 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798071?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 113: 121 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798071?: The complementary color is #787180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.