What color is #792952?

#792952 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #792952?

The RGB value is 121, 41, 82: 121 red, 41 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #792952?

The complementary color is #297950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #792952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#792952 color

#792952 rgb(121, 41, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #792952 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 16.1% green and 32.2% blue (121, 41, 82).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 49% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#792952 color codes

HEX	`#792952`
RGB	`rgb(121, 41, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 16.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 49%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 66%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, 39.08, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 39.62, 350.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.202, 6.261, 8.652)`
Decimal	`7940434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #792952, 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 #792952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#792952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #792952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #792952; }
.text { color: #792952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #792952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 41 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #792952, #79292a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #792952?: #792952 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #792952?: The RGB value is 121, 41, 82: 121 red, 41 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #792952?: The complementary color is #297950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #792952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.