What color is #79614E?

#79614E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79614E?

The RGB value is 121, 97, 78: 121 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79614E?

The complementary color is #4E6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79614E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79614E color

#79614E rgb(121, 97, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79614E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38% green and 30.6% blue (121, 97, 78).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#79614E color codes

HEX	`#79614E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 97, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, 6.75, 14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 16, 65.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.535, 13.165, 9.034)`
Decimal	`7954766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79614E, 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 #79614E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79614E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #79614E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79614e; }
.text { color: #79614e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79614e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 97 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79614e, #79774e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #79614E?: #79614E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79614E?: The RGB value is 121, 97, 78: 121 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79614E?: The complementary color is #4E6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79614E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.