What color is #79535A?

#79535A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79535A?

The RGB value is 121, 83, 90: 121 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79535A?

The complementary color is #537972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79535A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79535A color

#79535A rgb(121, 83, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #79535A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.5% green and 35.3% blue (121, 83, 90).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#79535A color codes

HEX	`#79535A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 83, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.56, 16.95, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.56, 17.11, 7.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.824, 10.99, 11.117)`
Decimal	`7951194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79535A, 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 #79535A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79535A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #79535A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79535a; }
.text { color: #79535a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79535a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 83 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79535a, #795f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79535A?: #79535A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79535A?: The RGB value is 121, 83, 90: 121 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79535A?: The complementary color is #537972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79535A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.