What color is #796F3F?

#796F3F 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 #796F3F?

The RGB value is 121, 111, 63: 121 red, 111 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796F3F?

The complementary color is #3F4979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796F3F color

#796F3F rgb(121, 111, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #796F3F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.5% green and 24.7% blue (121, 111, 63).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% 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 5.05:1).

#796F3F color codes

HEX	`#796F3F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 111, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.7, -3.3, 28.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.7, 28.23, 96.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.467, 15.793, 6.988)`
Decimal	`7958335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796F3F, 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 #796F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #796F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796f3f; }
.text { color: #796f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 111 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796f3f, #66793f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #796F3F?: #796F3F 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 #796F3F?: The RGB value is 121, 111, 63: 121 red, 111 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796F3F?: The complementary color is #3F4979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.