What color is #79816F?

#79816F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79816F?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 111: 121 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79816F?

The complementary color is #776F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79816F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79816F color

#79816F rgb(121, 129, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79816F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 43.5% blue (121, 129, 111).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#79816F color codes

HEX	`#79816F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -6.48, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 10.89, 126.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.604, 20.913, 18.092)`
Decimal	`7962991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79816F, 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 #79816F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79816F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #79816F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79816f; }
.text { color: #79816f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79816f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79816f, #70816f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79816F?: #79816F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79816F?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 111: 121 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79816F?: The complementary color is #776F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79816F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.