What color is #79263A?

#79263A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79263A?

The RGB value is 121, 38, 58: 121 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79263A?

The complementary color is #267965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79263A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79263A color

#79263A rgb(121, 38, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #79263A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 14.9% green and 22.7% blue (121, 38, 58).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 52% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 52% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Cola (#772233), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#79263A color codes

HEX	`#79263A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 38, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 14.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 52%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 69%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 52%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, 37.68, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 38.41, 11.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.343, 5.758, 4.622)`
Decimal	`7939642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79263A, 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 #79263A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79263A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #79263A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79263a; }
.text { color: #79263a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79263a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 38 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79263a, #793c26); }

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Questions

What color is #79263A?: #79263A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79263A?: The RGB value is 121, 38, 58: 121 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79263A?: The complementary color is #267965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79263A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.