Close to Boysenberry
#79477E
#79477E is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Boysenberry. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 27.8% green, and 49.4% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #79477E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #79477E as they’d see it.
#79477E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #79477E
What color is #79477E?
#79477E is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Boysenberry. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 27.8% green, and 49.4% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #79477E in RGB?
#79477E is rgb(121, 71, 126): 121 red, 71 green, and 126 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #79477E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(4, 44, 0, 51). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #79477E?
PANTONE 2622 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #79477E?
Its complement #32642F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.