What color is #796D63?

#796D63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796D63?

The RGB value is 121, 109, 99: 121 red, 109 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796D63?

The complementary color is #636F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796D63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796D63 color

#796D63 rgb(121, 109, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #796D63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.7% green and 38.8% blue (121, 109, 99).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#796D63 color codes

HEX	`#796D63`
RGB	`rgb(121, 109, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, 2.9, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 7.85, 68.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.606, 15.903, 14.05)`
Decimal	`7957859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796D63, 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 #796D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #796D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796d63; }
.text { color: #796d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 109 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796d63, #797863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #796D63?: #796D63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796D63?: The RGB value is 121, 109, 99: 121 red, 109 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796D63?: The complementary color is #636F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796D63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.