What color is #796857?

#796857 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796857?

The RGB value is 121, 104, 87: 121 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796857?

The complementary color is #576879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796857 color

#796857 rgb(121, 104, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796857 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.8% green and 34.1% blue (121, 104, 87).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#796857 color codes

HEX	`#796857`
RGB	`rgb(121, 104, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, 3.9, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 12.69, 72.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.556, 14.654, 11.077)`
Decimal	`7956567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796857, 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 #796857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #796857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796857; }
.text { color: #796857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 104 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796857, #797957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796857?: #796857 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796857?: The RGB value is 121, 104, 87: 121 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796857?: The complementary color is #576879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.