What color is #798375?

#798375 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798375?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 117: 121 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798375?

The complementary color is #7F7583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798375 color

#798375 rgb(121, 131, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798375 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 45.9% blue (121, 131, 117).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#798375 color codes

HEX	`#798375`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, -6.48, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 9.05, 135.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.212, 21.582, 19.98)`
Decimal	`7963509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798375, 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 #798375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #798375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798375; }
.text { color: #798375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798375, #758378); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798375?: #798375 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798375?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 117: 121 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798375?: The complementary color is #7F7583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.