What color is #792D54?

#792D54 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 #792D54?

The RGB value is 121, 45, 84: 121 red, 45 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #792D54?

The complementary color is #2D7952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #792D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#792D54 color

#792D54 rgb(121, 45, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #792D54 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 17.6% green and 32.9% blue (121, 45, 84).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 46% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#792D54 color codes

HEX	`#792D54`
RGB	`rgb(121, 45, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 17.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 46%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 63%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.84, 37.45, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.84, 38.04, 349.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.424, 6.583, 9.107)`
Decimal	`7941460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #792D54, 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 #792D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#792D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #792D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #792d54; }
.text { color: #792d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #792d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 45 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #792d54, #792d2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #792D54?: #792D54 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 #792D54?: The RGB value is 121, 45, 84: 121 red, 45 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #792D54?: The complementary color is #2D7952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #792D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.