What color is #795E60?

#795E60 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 #795E60?

The RGB value is 121, 94, 96: 121 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795E60?

The complementary color is #5E7977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795E60 color

#795E60 rgb(121, 94, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #795E60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.9% green and 37.6% blue (121, 94, 96).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% 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 5.86:1).

#795E60 color codes

HEX	`#795E60`
RGB	`rgb(121, 94, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.64, 11.31, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.64, 11.72, 15.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.999, 12.915, 12.82)`
Decimal	`7954016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795E60, 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 #795E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #795E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795e60; }
.text { color: #795e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 94 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795e60, #796a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #795E60?: #795E60 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 #795E60?: The RGB value is 121, 94, 96: 121 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795E60?: The complementary color is #5E7977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.