What color is #79748C?

#79748C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79748C?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 140: 121 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79748C?

The complementary color is #878C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79748C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79748C color

#79748C rgb(121, 116, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79748C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 54.9% blue (121, 116, 140).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#79748C color codes

HEX	`#79748C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.04, 7.01, -12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.04, 14.22, 299.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.863, 18.449, 27.373)`
Decimal	`7959692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79748C, 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 #79748C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79748C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #79748C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79748c; }
.text { color: #79748c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79748c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79748c, #85748c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #79748C?: #79748C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79748C?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 140: 121 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79748C?: The complementary color is #878C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79748C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.