What color is #795F80?

#795F80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #795F80?

The RGB value is 121, 95, 128: 121 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #795F80?

The complementary color is #66805F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #795F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#795F80 color

#795F80 rgb(121, 95, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #795F80 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.3% green and 50.2% blue (121, 95, 128).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#795F80 color codes

HEX	`#795F80`
RGB	`rgb(121, 95, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, 16.91, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 22.23, 319.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.873, 13.808, 22.247)`
Decimal	`7954304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #795F80, 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 #795F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#795F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #795F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #795f80; }
.text { color: #795f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 95 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #795f80, #805f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #795F80?: #795F80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #795F80?: The RGB value is 121, 95, 128: 121 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #795F80?: The complementary color is #66805F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #795F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.