What color is #796E54?

#796E54 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 #796E54?

The RGB value is 121, 110, 84: 121 red, 110 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796E54?

The complementary color is #545F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796E54 color

#796E54 rgb(121, 110, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796E54 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.1% green and 32.9% blue (121, 110, 84).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#796E54 color codes

HEX	`#796E54`
RGB	`rgb(121, 110, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -0.06, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 16.09, 90.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.061, 15.857, 10.653)`
Decimal	`7958100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796E54, 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 #796E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #796E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796e54; }
.text { color: #796e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 110 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796e54, #727954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #796E54?: #796E54 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 #796E54?: The RGB value is 121, 110, 84: 121 red, 110 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796E54?: The complementary color is #545F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.