What color is #79617D?

#79617D 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 #79617D?

The RGB value is 121, 97, 125: 121 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79617D?

The complementary color is #657D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79617D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79617D color

#79617D rgb(121, 97, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79617D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38% green and 49% blue (121, 97, 125).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#79617D color codes

HEX	`#79617D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 97, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, 15.06, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 19.25, 321.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.861, 14.095, 21.283)`
Decimal	`7954813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79617D, 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 #79617D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79617D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #79617D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79617d; }
.text { color: #79617d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79617d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 97 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79617d, #7d6173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #79617D?: #79617D 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 #79617D?: The RGB value is 121, 97, 125: 121 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79617D?: The complementary color is #657D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79617D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.