What color is #796649?

#796649 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 #796649?

The RGB value is 121, 102, 73: 121 red, 102 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796649?

The complementary color is #495C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796649 color

#796649 rgb(121, 102, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796649 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40% green and 28.6% blue (121, 102, 73).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#796649 color codes

HEX	`#796649`
RGB	`rgb(121, 102, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, 3.12, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 19.47, 80.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.839, 14.049, 8.285)`
Decimal	`7956041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796649, 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 #796649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #796649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796649; }
.text { color: #796649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 102 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796649, #747949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #796649?: #796649 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 #796649?: The RGB value is 121, 102, 73: 121 red, 102 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796649?: The complementary color is #495C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.