What color is #79525C?

#79525C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79525C?

The RGB value is 121, 82, 92: 121 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79525C?

The complementary color is #52796F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79525C?

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.

#79525C color

#79525C rgb(121, 82, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #79525C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.2% green and 36.1% blue (121, 82, 92).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#79525C color codes

HEX	`#79525C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 82, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.37, 17.87, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.37, 17.89, 2.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.834, 10.873, 11.546)`
Decimal	`7950940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79525C, 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 #79525C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79525C 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 #79525C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79525c; }
.text { color: #79525c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79525c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 82 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79525c, #795c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79525C?: #79525C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79525C?: The RGB value is 121, 82, 92: 121 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79525C?: The complementary color is #52796F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79525C?: 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.