What color is #79415B?

#79415B 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 #79415B?

The RGB value is 121, 65, 91: 121 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79415B?

The complementary color is #41795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79415B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79415B color

#79415B rgb(121, 65, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #79415B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 25.5% green and 35.7% blue (121, 65, 91).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#79415B color codes

HEX	`#79415B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 65, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 25.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.21, 27.75, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.21, 28.15, 350.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.664, 8.602, 10.941)`
Decimal	`7946587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79415B, 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 #79415B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79415B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #79415B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79415b; }
.text { color: #79415b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79415b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 65 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79415b, #794341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79415B?: #79415B 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 #79415B?: The RGB value is 121, 65, 91: 121 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79415B?: The complementary color is #41795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79415B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.