What color is #796475?

#796475 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796475?

The RGB value is 121, 100, 117: 121 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796475?

The complementary color is #647968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796475?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796475 color

#796475 rgb(121, 100, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796475 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.2% green and 45.9% blue (121, 100, 117).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#796475 color codes

HEX	`#796475`
RGB	`rgb(121, 100, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 11.6, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 13.24, 331.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.653, 14.464, 18.793)`
Decimal	`7955573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796475, 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 #796475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #796475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796475; }
.text { color: #796475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 100 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796475, #79646b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #796475?: #796475 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796475?: The RGB value is 121, 100, 117: 121 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796475?: The complementary color is #647968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796475?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.