What color is #796377?

#796377 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796377?

The RGB value is 121, 99, 119: 121 red, 99 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796377?

The complementary color is #637965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796377 color

#796377 rgb(121, 99, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796377 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 38.8% green and 46.7% blue (121, 99, 119).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#796377 color codes

HEX	`#796377`
RGB	`rgb(121, 99, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 38.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 12.61, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 14.87, 328)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.676, 14.321, 19.388)`
Decimal	`7955319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796377, 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 #796377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #796377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796377; }
.text { color: #796377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 99 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796377, #79636c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #796377?: #796377 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796377?: The RGB value is 121, 99, 119: 121 red, 99 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796377?: The complementary color is #637965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.