What color is #796A65?

#796A65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796A65?

The RGB value is 121, 106, 101: 121 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796A65?

The complementary color is #657479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796A65 color

#796A65 rgb(121, 106, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796A65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 41.6% green and 39.6% blue (121, 106, 101).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#796A65 color codes

HEX	`#796A65`
RGB	`rgb(121, 106, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 41.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.06, 5.01, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.06, 7.06, 44.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.388, 15.313, 14.454)`
Decimal	`7957093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796A65, 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 #796A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #796A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796a65; }
.text { color: #796a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 106 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796a65, #797465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796A65?: #796A65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796A65?: The RGB value is 121, 106, 101: 121 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796A65?: The complementary color is #657479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.