What color is #79708E?

#79708E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79708E?

The RGB value is 121, 112, 142: 121 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79708E?

The complementary color is #858E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79708E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79708E color

#79708E rgb(121, 112, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79708E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.9% green and 55.7% blue (121, 112, 142).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#79708E color codes

HEX	`#79708E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 112, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 9.85, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 18.03, 303.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.561, 17.606, 28.006)`
Decimal	`7958670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79708E, 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 #79708E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79708E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #79708E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79708e; }
.text { color: #79708e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79708e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 112 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79708e, #88708e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #79708E?: #79708E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79708E?: The RGB value is 121, 112, 142: 121 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79708E?: The complementary color is #858E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79708E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.