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#794E70 Color

#794E70 is rgb(121, 78, 112) in RGB, hsl(313, 22%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 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 8.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#794E70
HEX#794E70
RGBrgb(121, 78, 112)
HSLhsl(313, 22%, 39%)
HSVhsv(313, 36%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.076 334.6)
LABlab(39.07% 22.84 -11.89)
LCHlch(39.07% 25.75 332.50)

What #794E70 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 #794E70, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 8.13Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.2Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.98French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.2Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.62Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 10.64

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

#794E70 Channel Values

How #794E70 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 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 22% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 36% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 7% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.69:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #794E70 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 text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #794E70 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #794E70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #794E70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#794E70
Complementary
#4E7957
Analogous
#6D4E79
Analogous
#794E5A
Triadic
#70794E
Triadic
#4E7079
Split comp.
#5A794E
Split comp.
#4E796D

Tints & Shades of #794E70

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

#925D87
#A7769D
#B78FAF
#C9ABC3
#D9C4D5
#EBE0E9

Shades

#6A4462
#5A3A53
#4B3045
#3B2636
#2C1C28
#1C121A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #794E70.

How #794E70 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#794E70
Protanopia#575770
Protanomaly#665470
Deuteranopia#5F5F6F
Deuteranomaly#6A596F
Tritanopia#765353
Tritanomaly#775160
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #794E70 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-794e70: #794E70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #794E70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-794e70': '#794E70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.306, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_794e70">#794E70</color>
SVG fillfill="#794E70"

More Pink Colors

#794E70 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#794E70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #794E70?

#794E70 is a dark pink — rgb(121, 78, 112) in RGB and hsl(313, 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 8.13.

What is the RGB value of #794E70?

#794E70 is rgb(121, 78, 112) — red 121, green 78, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #794E70?

#794E70 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #794E70 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #794E70 scores 6.69:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #794E70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #794E70 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 26.3, which is a different colour altogether.

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