What color is #796C41?

#796C41 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796C41?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 65: 121 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C41?

The complementary color is #414E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C41 color

#796C41 rgb(121, 108, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796C41 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 25.5% blue (121, 108, 65).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#796C41 color codes

HEX	`#796C41`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, -1.35, 25.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 25.9, 93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.202, 15.172, 7.18)`
Decimal	`7957569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C41, 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 #796C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #796C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c41; }
.text { color: #796c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c41, #6a7941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #796C41?: #796C41 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796C41?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 65: 121 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C41?: The complementary color is #414E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.