What color is #79414E?

#79414E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79414E?

The RGB value is 121, 65, 78: 121 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79414E?

The complementary color is #41796C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79414E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79414E color

#79414E rgb(121, 65, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #79414E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 25.5% green and 30.6% blue (121, 65, 78).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#79414E color codes

HEX	`#79414E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 65, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 25.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 25.83, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 26, 6.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.151, 8.397, 8.24)`
Decimal	`7946574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79414E, 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 #79414E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79414E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #79414E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79414e; }
.text { color: #79414e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79414e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 65 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79414e, #795041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #79414E?: #79414E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79414E?: The RGB value is 121, 65, 78: 121 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79414E?: The complementary color is #41796C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79414E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.