What color is #79575B?

#79575B 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 #79575B?

The RGB value is 121, 87, 91: 121 red, 87 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79575B?

The complementary color is #577975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79575B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79575B color

#79575B rgb(121, 87, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #79575B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.1% green and 35.7% blue (121, 87, 91).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#79575B color codes

HEX	`#79575B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 87, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, 14.7, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 15.05, 12.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.182, 11.637, 11.447)`
Decimal	`7952219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79575B, 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 #79575B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79575B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #79575B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79575b; }
.text { color: #79575b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79575b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 87 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79575b, #796457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79575B?: #79575B 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 #79575B?: The RGB value is 121, 87, 91: 121 red, 87 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79575B?: The complementary color is #577975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79575B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.