What color is #795754?

#795754 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795754?

The RGB value is 121, 87, 84: 121 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795754?

The complementary color is #547679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795754?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795754 color

#795754 rgb(121, 87, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #795754 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.1% green and 32.9% blue (121, 87, 84).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#795754 color codes

HEX	`#795754`
RGB	`rgb(121, 87, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.45, 13.61, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.45, 15.44, 28.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.894, 11.522, 9.931)`
Decimal	`7952212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795754, 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 #795754	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795754 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #795754 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795754; }
.text { color: #795754; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795754; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 87 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795754, #796a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #795754?: #795754 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795754?: The RGB value is 121, 87, 84: 121 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795754?: The complementary color is #547679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795754?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.