What color is #794F75?

#794F75 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 #794F75?

The RGB value is 121, 79, 117: 121 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #794F75?

The complementary color is #4F7953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #794F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#794F75 color

#794F75 rgb(121, 79, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #794F75 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 31% green and 45.9% blue (121, 79, 117).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#794F75 color codes

HEX	`#794F75`
RGB	`rgb(121, 79, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 31%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, 24.23, -14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 28.25, 329.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.892, 10.942, 18.206)`
Decimal	`7950197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #794F75, 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 #794F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#794F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #794F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #794f75; }
.text { color: #794f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 79 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #794f75, #794f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #794F75?: #794F75 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 #794F75?: The RGB value is 121, 79, 117: 121 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #794F75?: The complementary color is #4F7953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #794F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.