What color is #783760?

#783760 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #783760?

The RGB value is 120, 55, 96: 120 red, 55 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #783760?

The complementary color is #37784F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #783760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#783760 color

#783760 rgb(120, 55, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #783760 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 21.6% green and 37.6% blue (120, 55, 96).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#783760 color codes

HEX	`#783760`
RGB	`rgb(120, 55, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 21.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 54%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.07, 33.78, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.07, 35.56, 341.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.223, 7.571, 11.934)`
Decimal	`7878496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #783760, 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 #783760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#783760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #783760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #783760; }
.text { color: #783760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #783760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 55 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #783760, #78373f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #783760?: #783760 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #783760?: The RGB value is 120, 55, 96: 120 red, 55 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #783760?: The complementary color is #37784F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #783760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.