What color is #795A6C?

#795A6C 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 #795A6C?

The RGB value is 121, 90, 108: 121 red, 90 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795A6C?

The complementary color is #5A7967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795A6C color

#795A6C rgb(121, 90, 108)

Shades of pink

The hex color #795A6C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 35.3% green and 42.4% blue (121, 90, 108).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#795A6C color codes

HEX	`#795A6C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 90, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 35.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.94, 15.87, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.94, 16.73, 341.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.248, 12.461, 15.839)`
Decimal	`7953004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795A6C, 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 #795A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #795A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795a6c; }
.text { color: #795a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 90 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795a6c, #795a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795A6C?: #795A6C 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 #795A6C?: The RGB value is 121, 90, 108: 121 red, 90 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795A6C?: The complementary color is #5A7967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.