What color is #796266?

#796266 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 #796266?

The RGB value is 121, 98, 102: 121 red, 98 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796266?

The complementary color is #627975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796266 color

#796266 rgb(121, 98, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796266 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.4% green and 40% blue (121, 98, 102).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#796266 color codes

HEX	`#796266`
RGB	`rgb(121, 98, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.89, 9.96, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.89, 10.03, 7.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.651, 13.76, 14.452)`
Decimal	`7955046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796266, 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 #796266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #796266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796266; }
.text { color: #796266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 98 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796266, #796a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796266?: #796266 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 #796266?: The RGB value is 121, 98, 102: 121 red, 98 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796266?: The complementary color is #627975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.