What color is #79704D?

#79704D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79704D?

The RGB value is 121, 112, 77: 121 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79704D?

The complementary color is #4D5679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79704D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79704D color

#79704D rgb(121, 112, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #79704D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.9% green and 30.2% blue (121, 112, 77).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#79704D color codes

HEX	`#79704D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 112, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, -2.19, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 20.87, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.019, 16.19, 9.353)`
Decimal	`7958605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79704D, 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 #79704D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79704D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #79704D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79704d; }
.text { color: #79704d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79704d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 112 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79704d, #6c794d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79704D?: #79704D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79704D?: The RGB value is 121, 112, 77: 121 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79704D?: The complementary color is #4D5679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79704D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.