What color is #79748D?

#79748D 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 #79748D?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 141: 121 red, 116 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79748D?

The complementary color is #888D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79748D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79748D color

#79748D rgb(121, 116, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79748D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 55.3% blue (121, 116, 141).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#79748D color codes

HEX	`#79748D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, 7.24, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 14.8, 299.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.937, 18.479, 27.763)`
Decimal	`7959693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79748D, 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 #79748D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79748D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #79748D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79748d; }
.text { color: #79748d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79748d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79748d, #86748d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #79748D?: #79748D 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 #79748D?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 141: 121 red, 116 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79748D?: The complementary color is #888D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79748D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.