What color is #796252?

#796252 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796252?

The RGB value is 121, 98, 82: 121 red, 98 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796252?

The complementary color is #526979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796252 color

#796252 rgb(121, 98, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796252 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.4% green and 32.2% blue (121, 98, 82).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#796252 color codes

HEX	`#796252`
RGB	`rgb(121, 98, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.37, 6.72, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.37, 14.29, 61.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.776, 13.41, 9.844)`
Decimal	`7955026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796252, 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 #796252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #796252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796252; }
.text { color: #796252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 98 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796252, #797652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796252?: #796252 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796252?: The RGB value is 121, 98, 82: 121 red, 98 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796252?: The complementary color is #526979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.