What color is #794B42?

#794B42 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794B42?

The RGB value is 121, 75, 66: 121 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794B42?

The complementary color is #427079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794B42 color

#794B42 rgb(121, 75, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #794B42 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 29.4% green and 25.9% blue (121, 75, 66).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 45% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Magma (#7A463A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#794B42 color codes

HEX	`#794B42`
RGB	`rgb(121, 75, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 29.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 45%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 18.4, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 22.83, 36.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.385, 9.491, 6.386)`
Decimal	`7949122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794B42, 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 #794B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #794B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794b42; }
.text { color: #794b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 75 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794b42, #796742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #794B42?: #794B42 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794B42?: The RGB value is 121, 75, 66: 121 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794B42?: The complementary color is #427079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.