What color is #796954?

#796954 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 #796954?

The RGB value is 121, 105, 84: 121 red, 105 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796954?

The complementary color is #546479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796954 color

#796954 rgb(121, 105, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796954 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 41.2% green and 32.9% blue (121, 105, 84).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#796954 color codes

HEX	`#796954`
RGB	`rgb(121, 105, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 41.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, 2.86, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 14.45, 78.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.537, 14.809, 10.478)`
Decimal	`7956820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796954, 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 #796954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #796954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796954; }
.text { color: #796954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 105 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796954, #777954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #796954?: #796954 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 #796954?: The RGB value is 121, 105, 84: 121 red, 105 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796954?: The complementary color is #546479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.