What color is #795B72?

#795B72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795B72?

The RGB value is 121, 91, 114: 121 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795B72?

The complementary color is #5B7962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795B72 color

#795B72 rgb(121, 91, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795B72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 35.7% green and 44.7% blue (121, 91, 114).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#795B72 color codes

HEX	`#795B72`
RGB	`rgb(121, 91, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 35.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, 16.43, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 18.39, 333.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.663, 12.762, 17.607)`
Decimal	`7953266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795B72, 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 #795B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #795B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795b72; }
.text { color: #795b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 91 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795b72, #795b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795B72?: #795B72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795B72?: The RGB value is 121, 91, 114: 121 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795B72?: The complementary color is #5B7962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.