What color is #795449?

#795449 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795449?

The RGB value is 121, 84, 73: 121 red, 84 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795449?

The complementary color is #496E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795449 color

#795449 rgb(121, 84, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #795449 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.9% green and 28.6% blue (121, 84, 73).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#795449 color codes

HEX	`#795449`
RGB	`rgb(121, 84, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.39, 13.87, 12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.39, 18.73, 42.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.259, 10.887, 7.758)`
Decimal	`7951433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795449, 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 #795449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #795449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795449; }
.text { color: #795449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 84 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795449, #796c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #795449?: #795449 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795449?: The RGB value is 121, 84, 73: 121 red, 84 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795449?: The complementary color is #496E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.