Information about #797D75 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #797D75 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 125, 117) — 47.5% red, 49% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 3 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #797D75 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gunsmoke (#7A7C76). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Harbor Rat (#757D75) and Tapa (#7C7C72).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(121, 125, 117)), which gives #797D75 its character. If you plan to put text on a #797D75 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#797D75 color variations

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

#797D75 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#797D75 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#797D75 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#797D75 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#797D75 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #797D75

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

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Tapa color link
Tapa

#7C7C72

Triple Delta color link
Triple Delta

#787973

Industrial Silver color link
Industrial Silver

#7C7D79

Montoya color link
Montoya

#777972

Detroit color link
Detroit

#787774

Metallic Titanium color link
Metallic Titanium

#7A7772

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Cobblestone color link
Cobblestone

#807F73

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Dove Grey color link
Dove Grey

#777672

#797D75 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#797D75
  • RGB121, 125, 117
  • CMYK2, 0, 3, 51
  • HSL90°, 3%, 47%
  • HSL Precise90°, 3.306%, 47.451%
  • HSV90°, 6%, 49%
  • HSB90°, 6%, 49%
  • HEX ID797D75
  • DECIMAL ID7961973
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
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