Palettes / Colors / #79110A

#79110A — Deep Vivid Red

#79110A is a red color we call Deep Vivid Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #79110A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#79110A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0A737B; it also sits naturally between #7B0A3B and #7B4A0A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 7% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 92% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #79110A

.text { color: #79110A; }
.background { background-color: #79110A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79110A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 17, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 85%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79110A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 17, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79110A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 17, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79110A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79110A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A737B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79110A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79110A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #79110A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #79110A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #791109  ·  #79110B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #79110A?

#79110A is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 121, 17, 10). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79110A?

#79110A is RGB 121, 17, 10 — HSL 4°, 85%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 92%, 53%.

What colors go with #79110A?

Its complement is #0A737B; analogous partners are #7B0A3B and #7B4A0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79110A for text?

White text on #79110A has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.90:1.