What color is #794A39?

#794A39 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cheeky Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794A39?

The RGB value is 121, 74, 57: 121 red, 74 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794A39?

The complementary color is #396879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794A39 color

#794A39 rgb(121, 74, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #794A39 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 29% green and 22.4% blue (121, 74, 57).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 53% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cheeky Chestnut (#7B4D3A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#794A39 color codes

HEX	`#794A39`
RGB	`rgb(121, 74, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 29%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 53%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 53%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.48, 18, 18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.48, 25.82, 45.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.073, 9.259, 5.074)`
Decimal	`7948857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794A39, 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 #794A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #794A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794a39; }
.text { color: #794a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 74 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794a39, #796a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #794A39?: #794A39 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cheeky Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794A39?: The RGB value is 121, 74, 57: 121 red, 74 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794A39?: The complementary color is #396879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.