What color is #783A64?

#783A64 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #783A64?

The RGB value is 120, 58, 100: 120 red, 58 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #783A64?

The complementary color is #3A784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #783A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#783A64 color

#783A64 rgb(120, 58, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #783A64 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 22.7% green and 39.2% blue (120, 58, 100).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#783A64 color codes

HEX	`#783A64`
RGB	`rgb(120, 58, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 22.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.86, 32.82, -12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.86, 35.11, 339.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.559, 7.94, 12.978)`
Decimal	`7879268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #783A64, 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 #783A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#783A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #783A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #783a64; }
.text { color: #783a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #783a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 58 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #783a64, #783a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #783A64?: #783A64 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #783A64?: The RGB value is 120, 58, 100: 120 red, 58 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #783A64?: The complementary color is #3A784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #783A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.