What color is #796551?

#796551 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796551?

The RGB value is 121, 101, 81: 121 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796551?

The complementary color is #516579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796551 color

#796551 rgb(121, 101, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796551 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.6% green and 31.8% blue (121, 101, 81).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#796551 color codes

HEX	`#796551`
RGB	`rgb(121, 101, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.19, 4.79, 14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.19, 15.1, 71.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.024, 13.967, 9.74)`
Decimal	`7955793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796551, 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 #796551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #796551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796551; }
.text { color: #796551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 101 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796551, #797951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796551?: #796551 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796551?: The RGB value is 121, 101, 81: 121 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796551?: The complementary color is #516579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.