What color is #796350?

#796350 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 #796350?

The RGB value is 121, 99, 80: 121 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796350?

The complementary color is #506679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796350 color

#796350 rgb(121, 99, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796350 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.8% green and 31.4% blue (121, 99, 80).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#796350 color codes

HEX	`#796350`
RGB	`rgb(121, 99, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.61, 5.84, 14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.61, 15.29, 67.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.795, 13.568, 9.48)`
Decimal	`7955280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796350, 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 #796350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #796350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796350; }
.text { color: #796350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 99 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796350, #797850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796350?: #796350 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 #796350?: The RGB value is 121, 99, 80: 121 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796350?: The complementary color is #506679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.