What color is #79673D?

#79673D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79673D?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 61: 121 red, 103 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79673D?

The complementary color is #3D4F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79673D?

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.

#79673D color

#79673D rgb(121, 103, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79673D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 23.9% blue (121, 103, 61).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 33% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 50% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#79673D color codes

HEX	`#79673D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 33%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.38, 1.12, 26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.38, 26.28, 87.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.578, 14.103, 6.421)`
Decimal	`7956285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79673D, 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 #79673D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79673D 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 #79673D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79673d; }
.text { color: #79673d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79673d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79673d, #6d793d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79673D?: #79673D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79673D?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 61: 121 red, 103 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79673D?: The complementary color is #3D4F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79673D?: 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.