What color is #79315F?

#79315F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79315F?

The RGB value is 121, 49, 95: 121 red, 49 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79315F?

The complementary color is #31794B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79315F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79315F color

#79315F rgb(121, 49, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79315F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 19.2% green and 37.3% blue (121, 49, 95).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 42% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#79315F color codes

HEX	`#79315F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 49, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 19.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 42%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 60%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, 37.09, -12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 39.01, 341.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.049, 7.089, 11.611)`
Decimal	`7942495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79315F, 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 #79315F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79315F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #79315F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79315f; }
.text { color: #79315f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79315f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 49 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79315f, #79313b); }

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Questions

What color is #79315F?: #79315F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79315F?: The RGB value is 121, 49, 95: 121 red, 49 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79315F?: The complementary color is #31794B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79315F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.