What color is #791B40?

#791B40 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 #791B40?

The RGB value is 121, 27, 64: 121 red, 27 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #791B40?

The complementary color is #1B7954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #791B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#791B40 color

#791B40 rgb(121, 27, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #791B40 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 10.6% green and 25.1% blue (121, 27, 64).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 64% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 47% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#791B40 color codes

HEX	`#791B40`
RGB	`rgb(121, 27, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 10.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 64%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 78%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 47%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, 42.73, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 42.76, 1.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.203, 5.22, 5.372)`
Decimal	`7936832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #791B40, 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 #791B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#791B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #791B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #791b40; }
.text { color: #791b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #791b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 27 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #791b40, #79251b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #791B40?: #791B40 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 #791B40?: The RGB value is 121, 27, 64: 121 red, 27 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #791B40?: The complementary color is #1B7954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #791B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.