What color is #793A53?

#793A53 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #793A53?

The RGB value is 121, 58, 83: 121 red, 58 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #793A53?

The complementary color is #3A7960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #793A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#793A53 color

#793A53 rgb(121, 58, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #793A53 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 22.7% green and 32.5% blue (121, 58, 83).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#793A53 color codes

HEX	`#793A53`
RGB	`rgb(121, 58, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 22.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.39, 30.5, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.39, 30.58, 355.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.96, 7.717, 9.094)`
Decimal	`7944787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #793A53, 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 #793A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#793A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #793A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #793a53; }
.text { color: #793a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #793a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 58 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #793a53, #79413a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #793A53?: #793A53 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #793A53?: The RGB value is 121, 58, 83: 121 red, 58 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #793A53?: The complementary color is #3A7960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #793A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.