What color is #79677C?

#79677C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79677C?

The RGB value is 121, 103, 124: 121 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79677C?

The complementary color is #6A7C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79677C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79677C color

#79677C rgb(121, 103, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79677C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.4% green and 48.6% blue (121, 103, 124).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#79677C color codes

HEX	`#79677C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 103, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.94, 11.24, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.94, 14.42, 321.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.373, 15.221, 21.14)`
Decimal	`7956348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79677C, 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 #79677C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79677C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #79677C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79677c; }
.text { color: #79677c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79677c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 103 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79677c, #7c6775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #79677C?: #79677C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79677C?: The RGB value is 121, 103, 124: 121 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79677C?: The complementary color is #6A7C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79677C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.