What color is #796F33?

#796F33 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 #796F33?

The RGB value is 121, 111, 51: 121 red, 111 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796F33?

The complementary color is #333D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796F33 color

#796F33 rgb(121, 111, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #796F33 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.5% green and 20% blue (121, 111, 51).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 58% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#796F33 color codes

HEX	`#796F33`
RGB	`rgb(121, 111, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 58%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 58%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.54, -4.47, 34.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.54, 34.6, 97.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.168, 15.673, 5.41)`
Decimal	`7958323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796F33, 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 #796F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #796F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796f33; }
.text { color: #796f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 111 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796f33, #607933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #796F33?: #796F33 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 #796F33?: The RGB value is 121, 111, 51: 121 red, 111 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796F33?: The complementary color is #333D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.