What color is #79705E?

#79705E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79705E?

The RGB value is 121, 112, 94: 121 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79705E?

The complementary color is #5E6779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79705E color

#79705E rgb(121, 112, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79705E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (121, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#79705E color codes

HEX	`#79705E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.57, 0.31, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.57, 11.29, 88.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.7, 16.462, 12.938)`
Decimal	`7958622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79705E, 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 #79705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #79705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79705e; }
.text { color: #79705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79705e, #75795e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #79705E?: #79705E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79705E?: The RGB value is 121, 112, 94: 121 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79705E?: The complementary color is #5E6779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.