What color is #791E35?

#791E35 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #791E35?

The RGB value is 121, 30, 53: 121 red, 30 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #791E35?

The complementary color is #1E7962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #791E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#791E35 color

#791E35 rgb(121, 30, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #791E35 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 11.8% green and 20.8% blue (121, 30, 53).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 60% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 56% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Cola (#772233), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#791E35 color codes

HEX	`#791E35`
RGB	`rgb(121, 30, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 11.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 60%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 75%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 56%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, 40.59, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 41.56, 12.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.993, 5.252, 3.908)`
Decimal	`7937589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #791E35, 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 #791E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#791E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #791E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #791e35; }
.text { color: #791e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #791e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 30 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #791e35, #79351e); }

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Questions

What color is #791E35?: #791E35 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #791E35?: The RGB value is 121, 30, 53: 121 red, 30 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #791E35?: The complementary color is #1E7962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #791E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.