Information about #79494C color

#79494C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #79494C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 73, 76) — 47.5% red, 28.6% green, 29.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 18 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #79494C reads as a gently muted red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tuscan Red (#7C4848). Slightly further away sit Crossroads (#734949) and Brownish Purple (#76424E).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 73, 76) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #79494C: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. No one has named #79494C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#79494C color variations

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

#79494C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79494C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79494C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79494C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#79494C 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
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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
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#496479
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#49795E
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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
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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
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#4C7949
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#494C79
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#797649
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#494C79
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#647949
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#497976
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#5E4979
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Nearest named colors to #79494C

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

Tuscan Red color link
Tuscan Red

#7C4848

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Brownish Purple color link
Brownish Purple

#76424E

Antique Red color link
Antique Red

#7D4F51

Copperhead color link
Copperhead

#755148

Rosy Finch color link
Rosy Finch

#7F4E52

Vintage Brown color link
Vintage Brown

#734F46

Lumberjack color link
Lumberjack

#724B43

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Intrigue color link
Intrigue

#814743

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Tosca color link
Tosca

#744042

#79494C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79494C
  • RGB121, 73, 76
  • CMYK0, 19, 18, 53
  • CSSrgb(121, 73, 76)
  • HSL356°, 25%, 38%
  • HSL Precise356.25°, 24.742%, 38.039%
  • HSV356°, 40%, 47%
  • HSB356°, 40%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.286, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.286, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.286, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID79494C
  • DECIMAL ID7948620
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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