What color is #792E20?

#792E20 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #792E20?

The RGB value is 121, 46, 32: 121 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #792E20?

The complementary color is #206B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #792E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#792E20 color

#792E20 rgb(121, 46, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #792E20 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 18% green and 12.5% blue (121, 46, 32).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 58% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 74% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Umber (#8A3324), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#792E20 color codes

HEX	`#792E20`
RGB	`rgb(121, 46, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 18%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 58%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 74%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 74%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, 31.85, 25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 40.78, 38.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.124, 6.124, 2.068)`
Decimal	`7941664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #792E20, 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 #792E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#792E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #792E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #792e20; }
.text { color: #792e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #792e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 46 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #792e20, #795b20); }

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Questions

What color is #792E20?: #792E20 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #792E20?: The RGB value is 121, 46, 32: 121 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #792E20?: The complementary color is #206B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #792E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.