Recognised as Colour
#795F74
- #795F74
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#795F74 is a magenta with RGB values 121, 95, 116 and HSL 312°, 12%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#795F74#795F74
HEX#795F74
RGBrgb(121, 95, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3725, 0.4549
RGB percentages47.5%, 37.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(311.5, 12%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 21.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.5%, 4.1%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,954,292
CSS custom property--colour: #795F74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#86A08B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F7964
Analogous#715F79, #795F67
Triadic#74795F, #5F7479
Split complementary#67795F, #5F7971
Tetradic#79715F, #5F7964, #5F6779
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G95
B116
Red121 (47.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue311.54°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 5F · B 74
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