What color is #795759?

#795759 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795759?

The RGB value is 121, 87, 89: 121 red, 87 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795759?

The complementary color is #577977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795759?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795759 color

#795759 rgb(121, 87, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #795759 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.1% green and 34.9% blue (121, 87, 89).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#795759 color codes

HEX	`#795759`
RGB	`rgb(121, 87, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.58, 14.38, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.58, 15.04, 17.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.097, 11.603, 10.999)`
Decimal	`7952217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795759, 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 #795759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #795759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795759; }
.text { color: #795759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 87 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795759, #796657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795759?: #795759 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795759?: The RGB value is 121, 87, 89: 121 red, 87 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795759?: The complementary color is #577977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795759?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.