What color is #78004B?

#78004B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78004B?

The RGB value is 120, 0, 75: 120 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78004B?

The complementary color is #00782D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78004B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78004B color

#78004B rgb(120, 0, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78004B is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 0% green and 29.4% blue (120, 0, 75).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#78004B color codes

HEX	`#78004B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 0, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 0%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.27, 50.16, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.27, 50.99, 349.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.016, 4.502, 7.049)`
Decimal	`7864395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78004B, 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 #78004B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78004B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #78004B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78004b; }
.text { color: #78004b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78004b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 0 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78004b, #78000f); }

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Questions

What color is #78004B?: #78004B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78004B?: The RGB value is 120, 0, 75: 120 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78004B?: The complementary color is #00782D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78004B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.