What color is #79607E?

#79607E 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 #79607E?

The RGB value is 121, 96, 126: 121 red, 96 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79607E?

The complementary color is #657E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79607E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79607E color

#79607E rgb(121, 96, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79607E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 37.6% green and 49.4% blue (121, 96, 126).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#79607E color codes

HEX	`#79607E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 96, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 37.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.14, 15.88, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.14, 20.48, 320.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.833, 13.937, 21.591)`
Decimal	`7954558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79607E, 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 #79607E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79607E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #79607E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79607e; }
.text { color: #79607e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79607e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 96 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79607e, #7e6074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #79607E?: #79607E 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 #79607E?: The RGB value is 121, 96, 126: 121 red, 96 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79607E?: The complementary color is #657E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79607E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.