What color is #796046?

#796046 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 #796046?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 70: 121 red, 96 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796046?

The complementary color is #465F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796046 color

#796046 rgb(121, 96, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796046 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 27.5% blue (121, 96, 70).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#796046 color codes

HEX	`#796046`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, 6.29, 18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 19.73, 71.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.174, 12.874, 7.584)`
Decimal	`7954502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796046, 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 #796046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #796046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796046; }
.text { color: #796046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796046, #797946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #796046?: #796046 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 #796046?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 70: 121 red, 96 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796046?: The complementary color is #465F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.