What color is #795E5E?

#795E5E 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 #795E5E?

The RGB value is 121, 94, 94: 121 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795E5E?

The complementary color is #5E7979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795E5E color

#795E5E rgb(121, 94, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #795E5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.9% green and 36.9% blue (121, 94, 94).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% 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 5.87:1).

#795E5E color codes

HEX	`#795E5E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 94, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.58, 10.98, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.58, 11.76, 20.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.908, 12.879, 12.341)`
Decimal	`7954014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795E5E, 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 #795E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #795E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795e5e; }
.text { color: #795e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 94 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795e5e, #796c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #795E5E?: #795E5E 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 #795E5E?: The RGB value is 121, 94, 94: 121 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795E5E?: The complementary color is #5E7979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.