What color is #794C69?

#794C69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794C69?

The RGB value is 121, 76, 105: 121 red, 76 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794C69?

The complementary color is #4C795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794C69 color

#794C69 rgb(121, 76, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794C69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 29.8% green and 41.2% blue (121, 76, 105).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#794C69 color codes

HEX	`#794C69`
RGB	`rgb(121, 76, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 29.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.3, 23.71, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.3, 25.32, 339.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.019, 10.254, 14.655)`
Decimal	`7949417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794C69, 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 #794C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #794C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794c69; }
.text { color: #794c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 76 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794c69, #794c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #794C69?: #794C69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794C69?: The RGB value is 121, 76, 105: 121 red, 76 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794C69?: The complementary color is #4C795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.