What color is #79555E?

#79555E 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 #79555E?

The RGB value is 121, 85, 94: 121 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79555E?

The complementary color is #557970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79555E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79555E color

#79555E rgb(121, 85, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #79555E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 33.3% green and 36.9% blue (121, 85, 94).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#79555E color codes

HEX	`#79555E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 85, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 33.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 16.4, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 16.41, 2.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.154, 11.371, 12.089)`
Decimal	`7951710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79555E, 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 #79555E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79555E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #79555E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79555e; }
.text { color: #79555e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79555e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 85 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79555e, #795e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79555E?: #79555E 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 #79555E?: The RGB value is 121, 85, 94: 121 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79555E?: The complementary color is #557970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79555E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.