What color is #793E54?

#793E54 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 #793E54?

The RGB value is 121, 62, 84: 121 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #793E54?

The complementary color is #3E7963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #793E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#793E54 color

#793E54 rgb(121, 62, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #793E54 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 24.3% green and 32.9% blue (121, 62, 84).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#793E54 color codes

HEX	`#793E54`
RGB	`rgb(121, 62, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 24.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, 28.4, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 28.44, 356.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.208, 8.151, 9.369)`
Decimal	`7945812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #793E54, 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 #793E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#793E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #793E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #793e54; }
.text { color: #793e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #793e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 62 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #793e54, #79463e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #793E54?: #793E54 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 #793E54?: The RGB value is 121, 62, 84: 121 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #793E54?: The complementary color is #3E7963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #793E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.