What color is #796A89?

#796A89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796A89?

The RGB value is 121, 106, 137: 121 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796A89?

The complementary color is #7A896A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796A89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796A89 color

#796A89 rgb(121, 106, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796A89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 41.6% green and 53.7% blue (121, 106, 137).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#796A89 color codes

HEX	`#796A89`
RGB	`rgb(121, 106, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 41.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, 12.29, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 19.29, 309.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.554, 16.179, 25.86)`
Decimal	`7957129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796A89, 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 #796A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #796A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796a89; }
.text { color: #796a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 106 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796a89, #886a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796A89?: #796A89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796A89?: The RGB value is 121, 106, 137: 121 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796A89?: The complementary color is #7A896A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796A89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.