What color is #79877D?

#79877D is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79877D?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 125: 121 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79877D?

The complementary color is #877983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79877D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79877D color

#79877D rgb(121, 135, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79877D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 49% blue (121, 135, 125).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#79877D color codes

HEX	`#79877D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, -7.15, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 8.03, 153.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.25, 22.873, 22.746)`
Decimal	`7964541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79877D, 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 #79877D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79877D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #79877D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79877d; }
.text { color: #79877d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79877d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79877d, #798784); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79877D?: #79877D is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79877D?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 125: 121 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79877D?: The complementary color is #877983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79877D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.