What color is #795D46?

#795D46 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795D46?

The RGB value is 121, 93, 70: 121 red, 93 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795D46?

The complementary color is #466279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795D46 color

#795D46 rgb(121, 93, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #795D46 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.5% green and 27.5% blue (121, 93, 70).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#795D46 color codes

HEX	`#795D46`
RGB	`rgb(121, 93, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.75, 8.08, 17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.75, 19.37, 65.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.905, 12.337, 7.495)`
Decimal	`7953734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795D46, 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 #795D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #795D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795d46; }
.text { color: #795d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 93 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795d46, #797746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #795D46?: #795D46 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795D46?: The RGB value is 121, 93, 70: 121 red, 93 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795D46?: The complementary color is #466279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.