What color is #796A53?

#796A53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796A53?

The RGB value is 121, 106, 83: 121 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796A53?

The complementary color is #536279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796A53 color

#796A53 rgb(121, 106, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796A53 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 41.6% green and 32.5% blue (121, 106, 83).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#796A53 color codes

HEX	`#796A53`
RGB	`rgb(121, 106, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 41.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, 2.13, 15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 15.26, 81.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.601, 14.998, 10.308)`
Decimal	`7957075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796A53, 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 #796A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #796A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796a53; }
.text { color: #796a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 106 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796a53, #757953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #796A53?: #796A53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796A53?: The RGB value is 121, 106, 83: 121 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796A53?: The complementary color is #536279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.