What color is #794347?

#794347 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 #794347?

The RGB value is 121, 67, 71: 121 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794347?

The complementary color is #437975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794347 color

#794347 rgb(121, 67, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #794347 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (121, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 41% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#794347 color codes

HEX	`#794347`
RGB	`rgb(121, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 41%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.07, 23.74, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.07, 25, 18.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.03, 8.535, 7.027)`
Decimal	`7947079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794347, 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 #794347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #794347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794347; }
.text { color: #794347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794347, #795a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #794347?: #794347 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 #794347?: The RGB value is 121, 67, 71: 121 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794347?: The complementary color is #437975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.