What color is #79816D?

#79816D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79816D?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 109: 121 red, 129 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79816D?

The complementary color is #756D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79816D?

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.

#79816D color

#79816D rgb(121, 129, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79816D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 42.7% blue (121, 129, 109).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#79816D color codes

HEX	`#79816D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, -6.84, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 11.99, 124.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.495, 20.87, 17.519)`
Decimal	`7962989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79816D, 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 #79816D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79816D 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 #79816D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79816d; }
.text { color: #79816d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79816d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79816d, #6f816d); }

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Questions

What color is #79816D?: #79816D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79816D?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 109: 121 red, 129 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79816D?: The complementary color is #756D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79816D?: 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.