What color is #79545F?

#79545F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79545F?

The RGB value is 121, 84, 95: 121 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79545F?

The complementary color is #54796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79545F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79545F color

#79545F rgb(121, 84, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #79545F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 32.9% green and 37.3% blue (121, 84, 95).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#79545F color codes

HEX	`#79545F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 84, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 32.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, 17.17, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 17.17, 359.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.121, 11.233, 12.301)`
Decimal	`7951455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79545F, 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 #79545F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79545F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #79545F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79545f; }
.text { color: #79545f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79545f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 84 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79545f, #795b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79545F?: #79545F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79545F?: The RGB value is 121, 84, 95: 121 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79545F?: The complementary color is #54796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79545F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.