What color is #79566E?

#79566E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79566E?

The RGB value is 121, 86, 110: 121 red, 86 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79566E?

The complementary color is #567961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79566E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79566E color

#79566E rgb(121, 86, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #79566E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 33.7% green and 43.1% blue (121, 86, 110).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#79566E color codes

HEX	`#79566E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 86, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 33.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.97, 18.66, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.97, 20.29, 336.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.027, 11.847, 16.297)`
Decimal	`7951982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79566E, 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 #79566E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79566E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #79566E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79566e; }
.text { color: #79566e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79566e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 86 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79566e, #79565c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79566E?: #79566E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79566E?: The RGB value is 121, 86, 110: 121 red, 86 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79566E?: The complementary color is #567961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79566E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.