What color is #796B83?

#796B83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796B83?

The RGB value is 121, 107, 131: 121 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796B83?

The complementary color is #75836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796B83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796B83 color

#796B83 rgb(121, 107, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796B83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42% green and 51.4% blue (121, 107, 131).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#796B83 color codes

HEX	`#796B83`
RGB	`rgb(121, 107, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.26, 10.35, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.26, 15.27, 312.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.239, 16.219, 23.691)`
Decimal	`7957379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796B83, 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 #796B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #796B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796b83; }
.text { color: #796b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 107 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796b83, #836b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #796B83?: #796B83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796B83?: The RGB value is 121, 107, 131: 121 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796B83?: The complementary color is #75836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796B83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.