What color is #795570?

#795570 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795570?

The RGB value is 121, 85, 112: 121 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795570?

The complementary color is #55795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795570 color

#795570 rgb(121, 85, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #795570 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 33.3% green and 43.9% blue (121, 85, 112).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#795570 color codes

HEX	`#795570`
RGB	`rgb(121, 85, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 33.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.79, 19.65, -9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.79, 21.81, 334.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.058, 11.732, 16.85)`
Decimal	`7951728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795570, 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 #795570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #795570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795570; }
.text { color: #795570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 85 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795570, #79555e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795570?: #795570 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795570?: The RGB value is 121, 85, 112: 121 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795570?: The complementary color is #55795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.