What color is #794546?

#794546 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794546?

The RGB value is 121, 69, 70: 121 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794546?

The complementary color is #457978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794546 color

#794546 rgb(121, 69, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #794546 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 27.1% green and 27.5% blue (121, 69, 70).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wine Cellar (#70403D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#794546 color codes

HEX	`#794546`
RGB	`rgb(121, 69, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 27.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, 22.44, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 24.22, 22.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.119, 8.764, 6.899)`
Decimal	`7947590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794546, 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 #794546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #794546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794546; }
.text { color: #794546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 69 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794546, #795e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #794546?: #794546 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794546?: The RGB value is 121, 69, 70: 121 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794546?: The complementary color is #457978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.