What color is #795066?

#795066 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795066?

The RGB value is 121, 80, 102: 121 red, 80 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795066?

The complementary color is #507963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795066?

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.

#795066 color

#795066 rgb(121, 80, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795066 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 31.4% green and 40% blue (121, 80, 102).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#795066 color codes

HEX	`#795066`
RGB	`rgb(121, 80, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 31.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, 20.78, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 21.55, 344.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.152, 10.762, 13.952)`
Decimal	`7950438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795066, 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 #795066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795066 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 #795066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795066; }
.text { color: #795066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 80 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795066, #795052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795066?: #795066 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795066?: The RGB value is 121, 80, 102: 121 red, 80 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795066?: The complementary color is #507963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795066?: 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.