What color is #79603A?

#79603A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79603A?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 58: 121 red, 96 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79603A?

The complementary color is #3A5379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79603A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79603A color

#79603A rgb(121, 96, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79603A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 22.7% blue (121, 96, 58).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 52% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#79603A color codes

HEX	`#79603A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 52%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.36, 4.93, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.36, 25.92, 79.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.832, 12.737, 5.785)`
Decimal	`7954490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79603A, 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 #79603A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79603A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #79603A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79603a; }
.text { color: #79603a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79603a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79603a, #72793a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #79603A?: #79603A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79603A?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 58: 121 red, 96 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79603A?: The complementary color is #3A5379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79603A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.