What color is #796C55?

#796C55 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 #796C55?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 85: 121 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C55?

The complementary color is #556279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C55 color

#796C55 rgb(121, 108, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796C55 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 33.3% blue (121, 108, 85).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#796C55 color codes

HEX	`#796C55`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.24, 1.25, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.24, 14.81, 85.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.888, 15.446, 10.79)`
Decimal	`7957589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C55, 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 #796C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #796C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c55; }
.text { color: #796c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c55, #747955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #796C55?: #796C55 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 #796C55?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 85: 121 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C55?: The complementary color is #556279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.