What color is #79837B?

#79837B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79837B?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 123: 121 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79837B?

The complementary color is #837981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79837B color

#79837B rgb(121, 131, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79837B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (121, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#79837B color codes

HEX	`#79837B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, -5.31, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 6.13, 150.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.576, 21.727, 21.898)`
Decimal	`7963515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79837B, 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 #79837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #79837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79837b; }
.text { color: #79837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79837b, #798380); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79837B?: #79837B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79837B?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 123: 121 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79837B?: The complementary color is #837981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.