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#79292e color: Chocolate Bhut Jolokia

#79292e is rgb(121, 41, 46) in RGB and oklch(40.181% 0.11162 20.066) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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356°
100%

40.2%
0.112
20°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • red-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #79292e

#79292e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.68:1 contrast and black text 2.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bhut Jolokia (#782a2e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #79292e mixed with white

  1. 79292e
  2. 883e41
  3. 965354
  4. a46867
  5. b27c7c
  6. bf9190
  7. cca7a6
  8. d9bcbb
  9. e6d2d1
  10. f3e8e8

Darker: #79292e mixed with black

  1. 79292e
  2. 682227
  3. 581c1f
  4. 481518
  5. 390f12
  6. 2b090b
  7. 1d0506
  8. 100202
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #79292e with less saturation

  1. 79292e
  2. 752e31
  3. 713234
  4. 6c3536
  5. 683939
  6. 633c3c
  7. 5e3f3e
  8. 594141
  9. 544443
  10. 4e4646

Questions about #79292e

What color is #79292e?

#79292e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Chocolate Bhut Jolokia. In RGB it is rgb(121, 41, 46), in HSL hsl(356.25, 49.38%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.181% 0.11162 20.066).

What colors go well with #79292e?

The complementary color of #79292e is #00555b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #722a50 and #753100. The triadic partners are #215614 and #214683.

Is white or black text more readable on #79292e?

White text reads better on #79292e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and black gives 2.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79292e a warm or cool color?

#79292e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.112.