What color is #796850?

#796850 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 #796850?

The RGB value is 121, 104, 80: 121 red, 104 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796850?

The complementary color is #506179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796850 color

#796850 rgb(121, 104, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796850 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.8% green and 31.4% blue (121, 104, 80).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% 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 5.37:1).

#796850 color codes

HEX	`#796850`
RGB	`rgb(121, 104, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, 2.88, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 16.29, 79.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.284, 14.545, 9.643)`
Decimal	`7956560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796850, 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 #796850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #796850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796850; }
.text { color: #796850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 104 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796850, #767950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796850?: #796850 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 #796850?: The RGB value is 121, 104, 80: 121 red, 104 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796850?: The complementary color is #506179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.