What color is #797141?

#797141 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 #797141?

The RGB value is 121, 113, 65: 121 red, 113 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797141?

The complementary color is #414979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797141 color

#797141 rgb(121, 113, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #797141 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 25.5% blue (121, 113, 65).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#797141 color codes

HEX	`#797141`
RGB	`rgb(121, 113, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, -4.23, 27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 28, 98.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.745, 16.257, 7.361)`
Decimal	`7958849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797141, 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 #797141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #797141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797141; }
.text { color: #797141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 113 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797141, #657941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #797141?: #797141 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 #797141?: The RGB value is 121, 113, 65: 121 red, 113 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797141?: The complementary color is #414979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.