What color is #796066?

#796066 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 #796066?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 102: 121 red, 96 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796066?

The complementary color is #607973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796066 color

#796066 rgb(121, 96, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796066 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 40% blue (121, 96, 102).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#796066 color codes

HEX	`#796066`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.35, 11.16, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.35, 11.17, 2.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.466, 13.391, 14.39)`
Decimal	`7954534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796066, 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 #796066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #796066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796066; }
.text { color: #796066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796066, #796660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796066?: #796066 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 #796066?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 102: 121 red, 96 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796066?: The complementary color is #607973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.