What color is #79424A?

#79424A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79424A?

The RGB value is 121, 66, 74: 121 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79424A?

The complementary color is #427971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79424A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79424A color

#79424A rgb(121, 66, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #79424A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 25.9% green and 29% blue (121, 66, 74).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#79424A color codes

HEX	`#79424A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 66, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 25.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, 24.71, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 25.36, 13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.07, 8.457, 7.527)`
Decimal	`7946826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79424A, 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 #79424A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79424A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #79424A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79424a; }
.text { color: #79424a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79424a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 66 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79424a, #795642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #79424A?: #79424A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79424A?: The RGB value is 121, 66, 74: 121 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79424A?: The complementary color is #427971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79424A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.