What color is #794356?

#794356 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794356?

The RGB value is 121, 67, 86: 121 red, 67 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794356?

The complementary color is #437966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794356 color

#794356 rgb(121, 67, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #794356 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 26.3% green and 33.7% blue (121, 67, 86).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#794356 color codes

HEX	`#794356`
RGB	`rgb(121, 67, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 26.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.5, 25.82, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.5, 25.85, 357.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.572, 8.752, 9.882)`
Decimal	`7947094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794356, 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 #794356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#794356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #794356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794356; }
.text { color: #794356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 67 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794356, #794b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #794356?: #794356 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794356?: The RGB value is 121, 67, 86: 121 red, 67 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794356?: The complementary color is #437966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.