What color is #79574C?

#79574C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79574C?

The RGB value is 121, 87, 76: 121 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79574C?

The complementary color is #4C6E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79574C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79574C color

#79574C rgb(121, 87, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79574C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.1% green and 29.8% blue (121, 87, 76).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#79574C color codes

HEX	`#79574C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 87, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.25, 12.47, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.25, 17.26, 43.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.598, 11.404, 8.374)`
Decimal	`7952204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79574C, 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 #79574C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79574C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #79574C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79574c; }
.text { color: #79574c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79574c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 87 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79574c, #796e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #79574C?: #79574C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79574C?: The RGB value is 121, 87, 76: 121 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79574C?: The complementary color is #4C6E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79574C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.