What color is #798077?

#798077 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798077?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 119: 121 red, 128 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798077?

The complementary color is #7E7780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798077 color

#798077 rgb(121, 128, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798077 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 46.7% blue (121, 128, 119).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#798077 color codes

HEX	`#798077`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, -4.4, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 5.94, 137.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.934, 20.835, 20.473)`
Decimal	`7962743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798077, 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 #798077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #798077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798077; }
.text { color: #798077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798077, #77807a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798077?: #798077 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798077?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 119: 121 red, 128 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798077?: The complementary color is #7E7780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.