What color is #796759?

#796759 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796759?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 89: 121 red, 103 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796759?

The complementary color is #596B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796759?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796759 color

#796759 rgb(121, 103, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796759 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 34.9% blue (121, 103, 89).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#796759 color codes

HEX	`#796759`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.92, 4.8, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.92, 11.6, 65.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.539, 14.487, 11.48)`
Decimal	`7956313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796759, 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 #796759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #796759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796759; }
.text { color: #796759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796759, #797759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796759?: #796759 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796759?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 89: 121 red, 103 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796759?: The complementary color is #596B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796759?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.