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#794E6B Color

#794E6B is rgb(121, 78, 107) in RGB, hsl(320, 22%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#794E6B
HEX#794E6B
RGBrgb(121, 78, 107)
HSLhsl(320, 22%, 39%)
HSVhsv(320, 36%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.071 339.7)
LABlab(38.91% 22.14 -9.04)
LCHlch(38.91% 23.91 337.80)

What #794E6B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #794E6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.28Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.61Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.99Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.02Eggplant#614051ΔE 10.36Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#794E6B Channel Values

How #794E6B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 78 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 22% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 36% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 12% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.74:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #794E6B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #794E6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #794E6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #794E6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#794E6B
Complementary
#4E795C
Analogous
#724E79
Analogous
#794E55
Triadic
#6B794E
Triadic
#4E6B79
Split comp.
#55794E
Split comp.
#4E7972

Tints & Shades of #794E6B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#925D81
#A77697
#B78FAA
#C9ABBF
#D9C4D2
#EBE0E7

Shades

#6A445D
#5A3A4F
#4B3042
#3B2634
#2C1C26
#1C1219

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #794E6B.

How #794E6B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#794E6B
Protanopia#57576B
Protanomaly#66546B
Deuteranopia#5F5F6A
Deuteranomaly#6A596A
Tritanopia#765252
Tritanomaly#77515D
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #794E6B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-794e6b: #794E6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #794E6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-794e6b': '#794E6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.306, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_794e6b">#794E6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#794E6B"

More Pink Colors

#794E6B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#794E6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #794E6B?

#794E6B is a dark pink — rgb(121, 78, 107) in RGB and hsl(320, 22%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.28.

What is the RGB value of #794E6B?

#794E6B is rgb(121, 78, 107) — red 121, green 78, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #794E6B?

#794E6B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #794E6B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #794E6B scores 6.74:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #794E6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #794E6B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 24.54, which is visibly different.

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