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#794811 Color

#794811 is rgb(121, 72, 17) in RGB, hsl(32, 75%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 86%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sepia (#704214), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#794811
HEX#794811
RGBrgb(121, 72, 17)
HSLhsl(32, 75%, 27%)
HSVhsv(32, 86%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 86%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(45% 0.094 63.1)
LABlab(35.86% 18.34 39.33)
LCHlch(35.86% 43.39 65.00)

What #794811 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #794811, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#794811 Channel Values

How #794811 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 72 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 75% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 86% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 86% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.64:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #794811 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #794811

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #794811; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #794811

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #794811.

How #794811 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#794811
Protanopia#535310
Protanomaly#644F10
Deuteranopia#5C5C07
Deuteranomaly#69550B
Tritanopia#7B4444
Tritanomaly#7A4536
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #794811 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-794811: #794811;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #794811;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-794811': '#794811' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.282, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_794811">#794811</color>
SVG fillfill="#794811"

More Brown Colors

#794811 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#794811 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #794811?

#794811 is a dark brown — rgb(121, 72, 17) in RGB and hsl(32, 75%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sepia (#704214), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #794811?

#794811 is rgb(121, 72, 17) — red 121, green 72, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #794811?

#794811 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 86%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #794811 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #794811 scores 7.64:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #794811 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #794811 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 10.21, which is visibly different.

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