What color is #780013?

#780013 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #780013?

The RGB value is 120, 0, 19: 120 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #780013?

The complementary color is #007865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #780013?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#780013 color

#780013 rgb(120, 0, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #780013 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 0% green and 7.5% blue (120, 0, 19).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 84% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Blood Brother (#770011), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#780013 color codes

HEX	`#780013`
RGB	`rgb(120, 0, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 0%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 84%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, 46.29, 27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 53.59, 30.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.864, 4.041, 0.982)`
Decimal	`7864339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #780013, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #780013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#780013 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #780013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #780013; }
.text { color: #780013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #780013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 0 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #780013, #782900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #780013?: #780013 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #780013?: The RGB value is 120, 0, 19: 120 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #780013?: The complementary color is #007865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #780013?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.