What color is #796A1A?

#796A1A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796A1A?

The RGB value is 121, 106, 26: 121 red, 106 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796A1A?

The complementary color is #1A2979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796A1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796A1A color

#796A1A rgb(121, 106, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #796A1A is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 41.6% green and 10.2% blue (121, 106, 26).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 65% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 79% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#796A1A color codes

HEX	`#796A1A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 106, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 41.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 65%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 79%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 79%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, -3.27, 44.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 44.2, 94.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.226, 14.448, 3.069)`
Decimal	`7957018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796A1A, 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 #796A1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796A1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #796A1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796a1a; }
.text { color: #796a1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796a1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 106 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796a1a, #58791a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #796A1A?: #796A1A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796A1A?: The RGB value is 121, 106, 26: 121 red, 106 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796A1A?: The complementary color is #1A2979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796A1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.