What color is #796564?

#796564 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796564?

The RGB value is 121, 101, 100: 121 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796564?

The complementary color is #647879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796564 color

#796564 rgb(121, 101, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796564 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.6% green and 39.2% blue (121, 101, 100).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#796564 color codes

HEX	`#796564`
RGB	`rgb(121, 101, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.65, 7.81, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.65, 8.58, 24.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.839, 14.293, 14.031)`
Decimal	`7955812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796564, 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 #796564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #796564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796564; }
.text { color: #796564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 101 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796564, #797064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796564?: #796564 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796564?: The RGB value is 121, 101, 100: 121 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796564?: The complementary color is #647879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.