What color is #79342E?

#79342E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79342E?

The RGB value is 121, 52, 46: 121 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79342E?

The complementary color is #2E7379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79342E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79342E color

#79342E rgb(121, 52, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #79342E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 20.4% green and 18% blue (121, 52, 46).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 45% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 62% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dockside Red (#813533), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#79342E color codes

HEX	`#79342E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 52, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 20.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 45%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 62%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 62%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.16, 29.64, 18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.16, 34.93, 31.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.607, 6.719, 3.375)`
Decimal	`7943214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79342E, 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 #79342E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79342E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #79342E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79342e; }
.text { color: #79342e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79342e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 52 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79342e, #795a2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #79342E?: #79342E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79342E?: The RGB value is 121, 52, 46: 121 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79342E?: The complementary color is #2E7379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79342E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.