What color is #795847?

#795847 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795847?

The RGB value is 121, 88, 71: 121 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795847?

The complementary color is #476879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795847?

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.

#795847 color

#795847 rgb(121, 88, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #795847 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.5% green and 27.8% blue (121, 88, 71).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 41% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Brownstone (#785441), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#795847 color codes

HEX	`#795847`
RGB	`rgb(121, 88, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 41%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 11.21, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 18.88, 53.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.513, 11.5, 7.521)`
Decimal	`7952455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795847, 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 #795847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795847 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 #795847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795847; }
.text { color: #795847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 88 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795847, #797147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #795847?: #795847 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795847?: The RGB value is 121, 88, 71: 121 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795847?: The complementary color is #476879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795847?: 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.