What color is #791A3A?

#791A3A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #791A3A?

The RGB value is 121, 26, 58: 121 red, 26 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #791A3A?

The complementary color is #1A7959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #791A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#791A3A color

#791A3A rgb(121, 26, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #791A3A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 10.2% green and 22.7% blue (121, 26, 58).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 65% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 52% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#791A3A color codes

HEX	`#791A3A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 26, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 10.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 65%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 79%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 52%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.05, 42.51, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.05, 42.8, 6.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.019, 5.11, 4.514)`
Decimal	`7936570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #791A3A, 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 #791A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#791A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #791A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #791a3a; }
.text { color: #791a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #791a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 26 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #791a3a, #79291a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #791A3A?: #791A3A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #791A3A?: The RGB value is 121, 26, 58: 121 red, 26 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #791A3A?: The complementary color is #1A7959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #791A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.