What color is #792A21?

#792A21 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #792A21?

The RGB value is 121, 42, 33: 121 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #792A21?

The complementary color is #217079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #792A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#792A21 color

#792A21 rgb(121, 42, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #792A21 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 16.5% green and 12.9% blue (121, 42, 33).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 57% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 73% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#792A21 color codes

HEX	`#792A21`
RGB	`rgb(121, 42, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 16.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 57%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 73%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 73%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, 33.9, 24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 41.54, 35.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.989, 5.832, 2.091)`
Decimal	`7940641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #792A21, 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 #792A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#792A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #792A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #792a21; }
.text { color: #792a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #792a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 42 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #792a21, #795621); }

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Questions

What color is #792A21?: #792A21 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #792A21?: The RGB value is 121, 42, 33: 121 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #792A21?: The complementary color is #217079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #792A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.