What color is #79341B?

#79341B is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Drip Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79341B?

The RGB value is 121, 52, 27: 121 red, 52 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79341B?

The complementary color is #1B6079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79341B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79341B color

#79341B rgb(121, 52, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79341B is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 20.4% green and 10.6% blue (121, 52, 27).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 64% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 78% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Drip Coffee (#7A280A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#79341B color codes

HEX	`#79341B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 52, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 20.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 64%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 78%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 78%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.88, 28.42, 29.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.88, 41.1, 46.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.312, 6.601, 1.821)`
Decimal	`7943195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79341B, 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 #79341B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79341B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #79341B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79341b; }
.text { color: #79341b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79341b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 52 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79341b, #79631b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #79341B?: #79341B is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Drip Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79341B?: The RGB value is 121, 52, 27: 121 red, 52 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79341B?: The complementary color is #1B6079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79341B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.