What color is #79555D?

#79555D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79555D?

The RGB value is 121, 85, 93: 121 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79555D?

The complementary color is #557971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79555D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79555D color

#79555D rgb(121, 85, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #79555D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 33.3% green and 36.5% blue (121, 85, 93).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#79555D color codes

HEX	`#79555D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 85, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 33.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, 16.23, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 16.29, 4.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.11, 11.353, 11.855)`
Decimal	`7951709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79555D, 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 #79555D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79555D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #79555D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79555d; }
.text { color: #79555d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79555d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 85 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79555d, #795f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79555D?: #79555D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79555D?: The RGB value is 121, 85, 93: 121 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79555D?: The complementary color is #557971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79555D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.