What color is #790F19?

#790F19 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #790F19?

The RGB value is 121, 15, 25: 121 red, 15 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #790F19?

The complementary color is #0F796F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #790F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#790F19 color

#790F19 rgb(121, 15, 25)

Shades of red

The hex color #790F19 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 5.9% green and 9.8% blue (121, 15, 25).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 78% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 79% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Blood Brother (#770011), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#790F19 color codes

HEX	`#790F19`
RGB	`rgb(121, 15, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 5.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 78%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 88%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 79%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.19, 43.67, 24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.19, 50.18, 29.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.232, 4.478, 1.35)`
Decimal	`7933721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #790F19, 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 #790F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#790F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #790F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #790f19; }
.text { color: #790f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #790f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 15 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #790f19, #793a0f); }

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Questions

What color is #790F19?: #790F19 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #790F19?: The RGB value is 121, 15, 25: 121 red, 15 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #790F19?: The complementary color is #0F796F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #790F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.