What color is #795A2E?

#795A2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795A2E?

The RGB value is 121, 90, 46: 121 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795A2E?

The complementary color is #2E4D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795A2E color

#795A2E rgb(121, 90, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #795A2E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 35.3% green and 18% blue (121, 90, 46).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 45% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 62% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#795A2E color codes

HEX	`#795A2E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 90, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 35.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 45%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 62%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 62%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 7.4, 29.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 30.88, 76.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.035, 11.575, 4.185)`
Decimal	`7952942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795A2E, 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 #795A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #795A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795a2e; }
.text { color: #795a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 90 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795a2e, #72792e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #795A2E?: #795A2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795A2E?: The RGB value is 121, 90, 46: 121 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795A2E?: The complementary color is #2E4D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.