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#796A67 Acoustic Brown

#796A67 is a medium gray named Acoustic Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 41.6% green and 40.4% blue (rgb(121, 106, 103)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 8% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black. #796A67 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.16:1.

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Variations of #796A67

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#796A67 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#796A67 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #796A67 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #706E67
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D6C67
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #716B67
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #706E67
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #736D67
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7D6869
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7B6968
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6D6D6D
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #706C6C

#796A67 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.16:1 Good#796A67 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.07:1 Poor#796A67 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#796A67 in CSS

/* Acoustic Brown */
.color { color: #796A67; }
.background { background-color: #796A67; }
.border { border: 1px solid #796A67; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 106 103);
color: hsl(10 8% 44%);
color: oklch(0.537 0.020 31.2);

#796A67 FAQ

What color is #796A67?

#796A67 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #796A67?

#796A67 is rgb(121, 106, 103) in RGB, hsl(10, 8%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #796A67?

The complementary color of #796A67 is #677679, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #796A67?

White text has the best contrast on #796A67: 5.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #796A67 a warm or cool color?

#796A67 is a neutral color.