What color is #797059?

#797059 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797059?

The RGB value is 121, 112, 89: 121 red, 112 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797059?

The complementary color is #596279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797059 color

#797059 rgb(121, 112, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #797059 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.9% green and 34.9% blue (121, 112, 89).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#797059 color codes

HEX	`#797059`
RGB	`rgb(121, 112, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.46, -0.48, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.46, 14.09, 91.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.483, 16.375, 11.794)`
Decimal	`7958617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797059, 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 #797059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #797059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797059; }
.text { color: #797059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 112 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797059, #727959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797059?: #797059 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797059?: The RGB value is 121, 112, 89: 121 red, 112 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797059?: The complementary color is #596279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.