What color is #795755?

#795755 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 #795755?

The RGB value is 121, 87, 85: 121 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795755?

The complementary color is #557779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795755 color

#795755 rgb(121, 87, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #795755 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.1% green and 33.3% blue (121, 87, 85).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#795755 color codes

HEX	`#795755`
RGB	`rgb(121, 87, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.47, 13.76, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.47, 15.31, 26.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.933, 11.538, 10.138)`
Decimal	`7952213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795755, 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 #795755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #795755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795755; }
.text { color: #795755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 87 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795755, #796955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #795755?: #795755 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 #795755?: The RGB value is 121, 87, 85: 121 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795755?: The complementary color is #557779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.