What color is #79647B?

#79647B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79647B?

The RGB value is 121, 100, 123: 121 red, 100 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79647B?

The complementary color is #667B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79647B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79647B color

#79647B rgb(121, 100, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79647B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 39.2% green and 48.2% blue (121, 100, 123).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#79647B color codes

HEX	`#79647B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 100, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 39.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.09, 12.84, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.09, 16.08, 322.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.017, 14.61, 20.711)`
Decimal	`7955579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79647B, 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 #79647B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79647B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #79647B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79647b; }
.text { color: #79647b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79647b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 100 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79647b, #7b6472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #79647B?: #79647B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79647B?: The RGB value is 121, 100, 123: 121 red, 100 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79647B?: The complementary color is #667B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79647B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.