What color is #79335F?

#79335F 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 #79335F?

The RGB value is 121, 51, 95: 121 red, 51 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79335F?

The complementary color is #33794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79335F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79335F color

#79335F rgb(121, 51, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79335F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 20% green and 37.3% blue (121, 51, 95).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#79335F color codes

HEX	`#79335F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 51, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 20%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 58%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.39, 36.07, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.39, 37.86, 342.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.135, 7.26, 11.639)`
Decimal	`7943007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79335F, 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 #79335F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79335F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #79335F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79335f; }
.text { color: #79335f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79335f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 51 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79335f, #79333c); }

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Questions

What color is #79335F?: #79335F 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 #79335F?: The RGB value is 121, 51, 95: 121 red, 51 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79335F?: The complementary color is #33794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79335F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.