What color is #79605B?

#79605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79605B?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 91: 121 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79605B?

The complementary color is #5B7479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79605B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79605B color

#79605B rgb(121, 96, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79605B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 35.7% blue (121, 96, 91).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#79605B color codes

HEX	`#79605B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.04, 9.29, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.04, 11.45, 35.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.957, 13.187, 11.706)`
Decimal	`7954523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79605B, 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 #79605B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79605B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #79605B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79605b; }
.text { color: #79605b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79605b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79605b, #796f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #79605B?: #79605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79605B?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 91: 121 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79605B?: The complementary color is #5B7479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79605B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.