What color is #79674B?

#79674B 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 #79674B?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 75: 121 red, 103 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79674B?

The complementary color is #4B5D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79674B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79674B color

#79674B rgb(121, 103, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79674B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 29.4% blue (121, 103, 75).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% 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 5.45:1).

#79674B color codes

HEX	`#79674B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.62, 2.79, 18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.62, 18.68, 81.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.006, 14.274, 8.673)`
Decimal	`7956299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79674B, 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 #79674B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79674B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #79674B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79674b; }
.text { color: #79674b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79674b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79674b, #74794b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #79674B?: #79674B 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 #79674B?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 75: 121 red, 103 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79674B?: The complementary color is #4B5D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79674B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.