What color is #795F78?

#795F78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795F78?

The RGB value is 121, 95, 120: 121 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795F78?

The complementary color is #5F7960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795F78 color

#795F78 rgb(121, 95, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795F78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.3% green and 47.1% blue (121, 95, 120).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#795F78 color codes

HEX	`#795F78`
RGB	`rgb(121, 95, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, 15.22, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 18.23, 326.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.367, 13.606, 19.582)`
Decimal	`7954296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795F78, 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 #795F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #795F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795f78; }
.text { color: #795f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 95 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795f78, #795f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #795F78?: #795F78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795F78?: The RGB value is 121, 95, 120: 121 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795F78?: The complementary color is #5F7960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.