What color is #79596B?

#79596B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79596B?

The RGB value is 121, 89, 107: 121 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79596B?

The complementary color is #597967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79596B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79596B color

#79596B rgb(121, 89, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #79596B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.9% green and 42% blue (121, 89, 107).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#79596B color codes

HEX	`#79596B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 89, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, 16.29, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 17.07, 342.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.111, 12.272, 15.532)`
Decimal	`7952747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79596B, 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 #79596B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79596B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #79596B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79596b; }
.text { color: #79596b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79596b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 89 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79596b, #79595b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79596B?: #79596B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79596B?: The RGB value is 121, 89, 107: 121 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79596B?: The complementary color is #597967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79596B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.