What color is #794E53?

#794E53 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794E53?

The RGB value is 121, 78, 83: 121 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794E53?

The complementary color is #4E7974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794E53 color

#794E53 rgb(121, 78, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #794E53 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 30.6% green and 32.5% blue (121, 78, 83).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#794E53 color codes

HEX	`#794E53`
RGB	`rgb(121, 78, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 30.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, 18.87, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 19.41, 13.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.171, 10.139, 9.498)`
Decimal	`7949907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794E53, 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 #794E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #794E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794e53; }
.text { color: #794e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 78 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794e53, #795f4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #794E53?: #794E53 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794E53?: The RGB value is 121, 78, 83: 121 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794E53?: The complementary color is #4E7974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.