What color is #795B54?

#795B54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795B54?

The RGB value is 121, 91, 84: 121 red, 91 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795B54?

The complementary color is #547279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795B54 color

#795B54 rgb(121, 91, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #795B54 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 35.7% green and 32.9% blue (121, 91, 84).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#795B54 color codes

HEX	`#795B54`
RGB	`rgb(121, 91, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 35.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.51, 11.2, 8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.51, 14.25, 38.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.227, 12.188, 10.042)`
Decimal	`7953236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795B54, 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 #795B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #795B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795b54; }
.text { color: #795b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 91 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795b54, #796e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #795B54?: #795B54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795B54?: The RGB value is 121, 91, 84: 121 red, 91 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795B54?: The complementary color is #547279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.