What color is #796B5F?

#796B5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796B5F?

The RGB value is 121, 107, 95: 121 red, 107 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796B5F?

The complementary color is #5F6D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796B5F color

#796B5F rgb(121, 107, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796B5F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42% green and 37.3% blue (121, 107, 95).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#796B5F color codes

HEX	`#796B5F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 107, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.19, 3.4, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.19, 9.38, 68.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.208, 15.407, 12.997)`
Decimal	`7957343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796B5F, 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 #796B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #796B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796b5f; }
.text { color: #796b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 107 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796b5f, #79785f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796B5F?: #796B5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796B5F?: The RGB value is 121, 107, 95: 121 red, 107 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796B5F?: The complementary color is #5F6D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.