What color is #796E37?

#796E37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796E37?

The RGB value is 121, 110, 55: 121 red, 110 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796E37?

The complementary color is #374279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796E37 color

#796E37 rgb(121, 110, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #796E37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.1% green and 21.6% blue (121, 110, 55).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#796E37 color codes

HEX	`#796E37`
RGB	`rgb(121, 110, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, -3.54, 31.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 32.11, 96.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.151, 15.493, 5.859)`
Decimal	`7958071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796E37, 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 #796E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #796E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796e37; }
.text { color: #796e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 110 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796e37, #637937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #796E37?: #796E37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796E37?: The RGB value is 121, 110, 55: 121 red, 110 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796E37?: The complementary color is #374279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.