What color is #795D4C?

#795D4C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795D4C?

The RGB value is 121, 93, 76: 121 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795D4C?

The complementary color is #4C6879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795D4C color

#795D4C rgb(121, 93, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #795D4C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.5% green and 29.8% blue (121, 93, 76).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acorn (#7F5E50), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#795D4C color codes

HEX	`#795D4C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 93, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 8.86, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 16.7, 57.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.104, 12.416, 8.542)`
Decimal	`7953740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795D4C, 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 #795D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #795D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795d4c; }
.text { color: #795d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 93 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795d4c, #79734c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #795D4C?: #795D4C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795D4C?: The RGB value is 121, 93, 76: 121 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795D4C?: The complementary color is #4C6879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.