What color is #796755?

#796755 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796755?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 85: 121 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796755?

The complementary color is #556779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796755 color

#796755 rgb(121, 103, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796755 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 33.3% blue (121, 103, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#796755 color codes

HEX	`#796755`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, 4.19, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 13.49, 71.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.375, 14.422, 10.619)`
Decimal	`7956309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796755, 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 #796755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #796755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796755; }
.text { color: #796755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796755, #797955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796755?: #796755 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796755?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 85: 121 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796755?: The complementary color is #556779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.