What color is #794649?

#794649 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794649?

The RGB value is 121, 70, 73: 121 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794649?

The complementary color is #467976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794649 color

#794649 rgb(121, 70, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #794649 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 27.5% green and 28.6% blue (121, 70, 73).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#794649 color codes

HEX	`#794649`
RGB	`rgb(121, 70, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 27.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, 22.24, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 23.52, 18.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.278, 8.927, 7.431)`
Decimal	`7947849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794649, 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 #794649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #794649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794649; }
.text { color: #794649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 70 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794649, #795d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #794649?: #794649 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794649?: The RGB value is 121, 70, 73: 121 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794649?: The complementary color is #467976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.