What color is #795B4E?

#795B4E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795B4E?

The RGB value is 121, 91, 78: 121 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795B4E?

The complementary color is #4E6C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795B4E color

#795B4E rgb(121, 91, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #795B4E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 35.7% green and 30.6% blue (121, 91, 78).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acorn (#7F5E50), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#795B4E color codes

HEX	`#795B4E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 91, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 35.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, 10.34, 12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 16.04, 49.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.002, 12.098, 8.857)`
Decimal	`7953230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795B4E, 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 #795B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #795B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795b4e; }
.text { color: #795b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 91 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795b4e, #79714e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #795B4E?: #795B4E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795B4E?: The RGB value is 121, 91, 78: 121 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795B4E?: The complementary color is #4E6C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.