What color is #78285A?

#78285A 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 #78285A?

The RGB value is 120, 40, 90: 120 red, 40 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78285A?

The complementary color is #287846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78285A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78285A color

#78285A rgb(120, 40, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78285A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 15.7% green and 35.3% blue (120, 40, 90).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 50% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#78285A color codes

HEX	`#78285A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 40, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 15.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 50%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 67%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.03, 40.34, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.03, 42.05, 343.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.35, 6.25, 10.332)`
Decimal	`7874650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78285A, 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 #78285A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78285A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #78285A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78285a; }
.text { color: #78285a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78285a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 40 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78285a, #782832); }

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Questions

What color is #78285A?: #78285A 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 #78285A?: The RGB value is 120, 40, 90: 120 red, 40 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78285A?: The complementary color is #287846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78285A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.