What color is #796558?

#796558 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796558?

The RGB value is 121, 101, 88: 121 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796558?

The complementary color is #586C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796558 color

#796558 rgb(121, 101, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796558 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.6% green and 34.5% blue (121, 101, 88).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#796558 color codes

HEX	`#796558`
RGB	`rgb(121, 101, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, 5.83, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 11.88, 60.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.3, 14.077, 11.195)`
Decimal	`7955800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796558, 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 #796558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #796558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796558; }
.text { color: #796558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 101 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796558, #797658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796558?: #796558 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796558?: The RGB value is 121, 101, 88: 121 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796558?: The complementary color is #586C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.