What color is #796C13?

#796C13 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 #796C13?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 19: 121 red, 108 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C13?

The complementary color is #132079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C13 color

#796C13 rgb(121, 108, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #796C13 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 7.5% blue (121, 108, 19).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 73% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 84% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#796C13 color codes

HEX	`#796C13`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 73%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 84%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 84%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, -4.69, 47.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 47.25, 95.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.366, 14.838, 2.776)`
Decimal	`7957523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C13, 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 #796C13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #796C13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c13; }
.text { color: #796c13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c13, #537913); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #796C13?: #796C13 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 #796C13?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 19: 121 red, 108 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C13?: The complementary color is #132079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.