What color is #794E74?

#794E74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #794E74?

The RGB value is 121, 78, 116: 121 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794E74?

The complementary color is #4E7953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794E74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794E74 color

#794E74 rgb(121, 78, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794E74 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 30.6% green and 45.5% blue (121, 78, 116).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#794E74 color codes

HEX	`#794E74`
RGB	`rgb(121, 78, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 30.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 24.62, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 28.49, 329.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.762, 10.775, 17.875)`
Decimal	`7949940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794E74, 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 #794E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #794E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794e74; }
.text { color: #794e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 78 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794e74, #794e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #794E74?: #794E74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #794E74?: The RGB value is 121, 78, 116: 121 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794E74?: The complementary color is #4E7953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794E74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.