What color is #79345A?

#79345A 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 #79345A?

The RGB value is 121, 52, 90: 121 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79345A?

The complementary color is #347953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79345A?

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.

#79345A color

#79345A rgb(121, 52, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79345A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 20.4% green and 35.3% blue (121, 52, 90).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 40% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#79345A color codes

HEX	`#79345A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 52, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 20.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 40%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.39, 34.77, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.39, 35.74, 346.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.959, 7.26, 10.495)`
Decimal	`7943258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79345A, 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 #79345A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79345A 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 #79345A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79345a; }
.text { color: #79345a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79345a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 52 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79345a, #793437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #79345A?: #79345A 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 #79345A?: The RGB value is 121, 52, 90: 121 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79345A?: The complementary color is #347953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79345A?: 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.