What color is #796858?

#796858 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 #796858?

The RGB value is 121, 104, 88: 121 red, 104 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796858?

The complementary color is #586979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796858?

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.

#796858 color

#796858 rgb(121, 104, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796858 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.8% green and 34.5% blue (121, 104, 88).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#796858 color codes

HEX	`#796858`
RGB	`rgb(121, 104, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, 4.05, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 12.21, 70.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.597, 14.671, 11.293)`
Decimal	`7956568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796858, 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 #796858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796858 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 #796858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796858; }
.text { color: #796858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 104 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796858, #797958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796858?: #796858 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 #796858?: The RGB value is 121, 104, 88: 121 red, 104 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796858?: The complementary color is #586979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796858?: 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.