What color is #798175?

#798175 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798175?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 117: 121 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798175?

The complementary color is #7D7581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798175 color

#798175 rgb(121, 129, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798175 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 45.9% blue (121, 129, 117).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#798175 color codes

HEX	`#798175`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, -5.36, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 7.67, 134.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.946, 21.05, 19.891)`
Decimal	`7962997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798175, 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 #798175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #798175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798175; }
.text { color: #798175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798175, #758177); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798175?: #798175 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798175?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 117: 121 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798175?: The complementary color is #7D7581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.