What color is #796D31?

#796D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796D31?

The RGB value is 121, 109, 49: 121 red, 109 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796D31?

The complementary color is #313D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796D31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796D31 color

#796D31 rgb(121, 109, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.7% green and 19.2% blue (121, 109, 49).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#796D31 color codes

HEX	`#796D31`
RGB	`rgb(121, 109, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 60%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.94, -3.5, 34.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.94, 34.82, 95.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.909, 15.225, 5.111)`
Decimal	`7957809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796D31, 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 #796D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796D31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #796D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796d31; }
.text { color: #796d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 109 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796d31, #617931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #796D31?: #796D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796D31?: The RGB value is 121, 109, 49: 121 red, 109 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796D31?: The complementary color is #313D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796D31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.