What color is #792C1E?

#792C1E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #792C1E?

The RGB value is 121, 44, 30: 121 red, 44 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #792C1E?

The complementary color is #1E6B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #792C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#792C1E color

#792C1E rgb(121, 44, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #792C1E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 17.3% green and 11.8% blue (121, 44, 30).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 60% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 75% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#792C1E color codes

HEX	`#792C1E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 44, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 17.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 60%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 75%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 75%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.31, 32.75, 26.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.31, 41.96, 38.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.021, 5.961, 1.904)`
Decimal	`7941150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #792C1E, 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 #792C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#792C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #792C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #792c1e; }
.text { color: #792c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #792c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 44 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #792c1e, #795a1e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #792C1E?: #792C1E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #792C1E?: The RGB value is 121, 44, 30: 121 red, 44 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #792C1E?: The complementary color is #1E6B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #792C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.