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79495C

#79495C closest to Nocturne Red

#79495C is a dark, muted red; the closest named color is Nocturne Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(121, 73, 92)). Its HSL value is 336° hue, 25% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black. #79495C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.19:1.

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Variations of #79495C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#79495C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#79495C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #79495C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5A5B5B
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F525D
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D515C
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5A5B5B
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #64555B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #804750
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7C4857
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #575757
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #615459

#79495C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.19:1 Very good#79495C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#79495C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#79495C in CSS

/* Nocturne Red */
.color { color: #79495C; }
.background { background-color: #79495C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #79495C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 73 92);
color: hsl(336 25% 38%);
color: oklch(0.467 0.070 354.9);

#79495C FAQ

What color is #79495C?

#79495C is a dark, muted red. Its closest named color is Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #79495C?

#79495C is rgb(121, 73, 92) in RGB, hsl(336, 25%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79495C?

The complementary color of #79495C is #497966, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79495C?

White text has the best contrast on #79495C: 7.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79495C a warm or cool color?

#79495C is a warm color.