Information about #796C76 color

#796C76 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #796C76 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 108, 118) — 47.5% red, 42.4% green, 46.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 1 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#796C76 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Old Lavender (#796878). Slightly further away sit Empress (#7C7173) and Mamba (#766D7C).

The recipe behind #796C76 is rgb(121, 108, 118), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #796C76 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#796C76 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#796C76 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #796C76

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Pat Routa color link
Pat Routa

#777270

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#796C76
  • RGB121, 108, 118
  • CMYK0, 5, 1, 53
  • CSSrgb(121, 108, 118)
  • HSL314°, 6%, 45%
  • HSL Precise313.846°, 5.677%, 44.902%
  • HSV314°, 11%, 47%
  • HSB314°, 11%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.424, 0.463)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.424, 0.463, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.424, 0.463)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID796C76
  • DECIMAL ID7957622
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01