What color is #79585B?

#79585B 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 #79585B?

The RGB value is 121, 88, 91: 121 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79585B?

The complementary color is #587976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79585B color

#79585B rgb(121, 88, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #79585B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.5% green and 35.7% blue (121, 88, 91).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#79585B color codes

HEX	`#79585B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.9, 14.1, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.9, 14.56, 14.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.263, 11.8, 11.475)`
Decimal	`7952475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79585B, 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 #79585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #79585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79585b; }
.text { color: #79585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79585b, #796658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79585B?: #79585B 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 #79585B?: The RGB value is 121, 88, 91: 121 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79585B?: The complementary color is #587976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.