What color is #79453E?

#79453E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79453E?

The RGB value is 121, 69, 62: 121 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79453E?

The complementary color is #3E7279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79453E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79453E color

#79453E rgb(121, 69, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79453E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 27.1% green and 24.3% blue (121, 69, 62).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 49% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#79453E color codes

HEX	`#79453E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 69, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 27.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 49%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.34, 21.5, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.34, 25.6, 32.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.883, 8.67, 5.657)`
Decimal	`7947582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79453E, 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 #79453E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79453E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #79453E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79453e; }
.text { color: #79453e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79453e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 69 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79453e, #79623e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #79453E?: #79453E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79453E?: The RGB value is 121, 69, 62: 121 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79453E?: The complementary color is #3E7279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79453E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.