What color is #795C60?

#795C60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795C60?

The RGB value is 121, 92, 96: 121 red, 92 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795C60?

The complementary color is #5C7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795C60 color

#795C60 rgb(121, 92, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #795C60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.1% green and 37.6% blue (121, 92, 96).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#795C60 color codes

HEX	`#795C60`
RGB	`rgb(121, 92, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.1, 12.52, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.1, 12.73, 10.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.824, 12.564, 12.761)`
Decimal	`7953504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795C60, 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 #795C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #795C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795c60; }
.text { color: #795c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 92 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795c60, #79665c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #795C60?: #795C60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795C60?: The RGB value is 121, 92, 96: 121 red, 92 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795C60?: The complementary color is #5C7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.