#79745D
Mocha · medium warm brown
About #79745D
With the hex code #79745D, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 45% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5D6279, a slate gray shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.70:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.70:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #79745D?
With the hex code #79745D, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 45% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #79745D?
Use white text. White on #79745D has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #79745D?
Its complementary colour is #5D6279, and analogous partners are #79665D and #70795D.