What color is #796B52?

#796B52 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 #796B52?

The RGB value is 121, 107, 82: 121 red, 107 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796B52?

The complementary color is #526079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796B52 color

#796B52 rgb(121, 107, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796B52 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42% green and 32.2% blue (121, 107, 82).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 32% 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 5.2:1).

#796B52 color codes

HEX	`#796B52`
RGB	`rgb(121, 107, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, 1.4, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 16.12, 85.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.666, 15.19, 10.14)`
Decimal	`7957330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796B52, 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 #796B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #796B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796b52; }
.text { color: #796b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 107 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796b52, #747952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #796B52?: #796B52 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 #796B52?: The RGB value is 121, 107, 82: 121 red, 107 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796B52?: The complementary color is #526079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.