What color is #795D6B?

#795D6B 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 #795D6B?

The RGB value is 121, 93, 107: 121 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795D6B?

The complementary color is #5D796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795D6B color

#795D6B rgb(121, 93, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #795D6B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 36.5% green and 42% blue (121, 93, 107).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#795D6B color codes

HEX	`#795D6B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 93, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 36.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.7, 13.88, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.7, 14.32, 345.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.453, 12.956, 15.646)`
Decimal	`7953771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795D6B, 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 #795D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #795D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795d6b; }
.text { color: #795d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 93 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795d6b, #795d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795D6B?: #795D6B 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 #795D6B?: The RGB value is 121, 93, 107: 121 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795D6B?: The complementary color is #5D796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.