Information about #790501 color

#790501 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #790501 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 5, 1) — 47.5% red, 2% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 47 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid red, #790501 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Endra (#7B0304). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Barn Red (#7C0A02) and Maroon (#800000).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(121, 5, 1)), which gives #790501 its character. If you plan to put text on a #790501 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#790501 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#790501 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #790501

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Endra color link
Endra

#7B0304

Barn Red color link
Barn Red

#7C0A02

Maroon color link
Maroon

#800000

Deep Maroon color link
Deep Maroon

#820000

Red Oxide color link
Red Oxide

#6E0902

Deep Red color link
Deep Red

#850101

Reddy Brown color link
Reddy Brown

#6E1005

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Dark Red color link
Dark Red

#8B0000

Blood Red color link
Blood Red

#660000

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#790501
  • RGB121, 5, 1
  • CMYK0, 45, 47, 53
  • CSSrgb(121, 5, 1)
  • HSL2°, 98%, 24%
  • HSL Precise2°, 98.361%, 23.922%
  • HSV2°, 99%, 47%
  • HSB2°, 99%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.020, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.020, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.020, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID790501
  • DECIMAL ID7931137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01