What color is #78275A?

#78275A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78275A?

The RGB value is 120, 39, 90: 120 red, 39 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78275A?

The complementary color is #277845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78275A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78275A color

#78275A rgb(120, 39, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78275A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 15.3% green and 35.3% blue (120, 39, 90).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 51% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#78275A color codes

HEX	`#78275A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 39, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 15.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 51%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 68%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, 40.79, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 42.55, 343.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.317, 6.183, 10.321)`
Decimal	`7874394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78275A, 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 #78275A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78275A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #78275A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78275a; }
.text { color: #78275a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78275a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 39 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78275a, #782732); }

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Questions

What color is #78275A?: #78275A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78275A?: The RGB value is 120, 39, 90: 120 red, 39 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78275A?: The complementary color is #277845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78275A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.