What color is #79633E?

#79633E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79633E?

The RGB value is 121, 99, 62: 121 red, 99 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79633E?

The complementary color is #3E5479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79633E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79633E color

#79633E rgb(121, 99, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79633E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.8% green and 24.3% blue (121, 99, 62).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 49% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#79633E color codes

HEX	`#79633E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 99, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, 3.58, 24.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 24.54, 81.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.217, 13.337, 6.435)`
Decimal	`7955262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79633E, 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 #79633E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79633E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #79633E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79633e; }
.text { color: #79633e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79633e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 99 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79633e, #72793e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #79633E?: #79633E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79633E?: The RGB value is 121, 99, 62: 121 red, 99 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79633E?: The complementary color is #3E5479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79633E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.