What color is #79404B?

#79404B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79404B?

The RGB value is 121, 64, 75: 121 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79404B?

The complementary color is #40796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79404B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79404B color

#79404B rgb(121, 64, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #79404B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 25.1% green and 29.4% blue (121, 64, 75).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#79404B color codes

HEX	`#79404B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 64, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 25.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 47%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.48, 26, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.48, 26.38, 9.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.989, 8.241, 7.667)`
Decimal	`7946315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79404B, 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 #79404B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79404B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #79404B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79404b; }
.text { color: #79404b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79404b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 64 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79404b, #795240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #79404B?: #79404B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79404B?: The RGB value is 121, 64, 75: 121 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79404B?: The complementary color is #40796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79404B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.