What color is #795261?

#795261 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 #795261?

The RGB value is 121, 82, 97: 121 red, 82 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795261?

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

Is black or white text better on #795261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795261 color

#795261 rgb(121, 82, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #795261 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.2% green and 38% blue (121, 82, 97).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#795261 color codes

HEX	`#795261`
RGB	`rgb(121, 82, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.52, 18.71, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.52, 18.82, 353.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.06, 10.963, 12.735)`
Decimal	`7950945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795261, 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 #795261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #795261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795261; }
.text { color: #795261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 82 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795261, #795752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795261?: #795261 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 #795261?: The RGB value is 121, 82, 97: 121 red, 82 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795261?: The complementary color is #52796A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.