What color is #798676?

#798676 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798676?

The RGB value is 121, 134, 118: 121 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798676?

The complementary color is #837686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798676 color

#798676 rgb(121, 134, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798676 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.5% green and 46.3% blue (121, 134, 118).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#798676 color codes

HEX	`#798676`
RGB	`rgb(121, 134, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, -7.96, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 10.61, 138.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.68, 22.423, 20.427)`
Decimal	`7964278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798676, 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 #798676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #798676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798676; }
.text { color: #798676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 134 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798676, #76867b); }

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Questions

What color is #798676?: #798676 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798676?: The RGB value is 121, 134, 118: 121 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798676?: The complementary color is #837686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.