What color is #795164?

#795164 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795164?

The RGB value is 121, 81, 100: 121 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795164?

The complementary color is #517966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795164 color

#795164 rgb(121, 81, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #795164 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 31.8% green and 39.2% blue (121, 81, 100).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#795164 color codes

HEX	`#795164`
RGB	`rgb(121, 81, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 31.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, 19.83, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 20.27, 348.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.128, 10.871, 13.461)`
Decimal	`7950692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795164, 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 #795164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #795164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795164; }
.text { color: #795164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 81 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795164, #795251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795164?: #795164 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795164?: The RGB value is 121, 81, 100: 121 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795164?: The complementary color is #517966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.