What color is #783C55?

#783C55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #783C55?

The RGB value is 120, 60, 85: 120 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #783C55?

The complementary color is #3C785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #783C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#783C55 color

#783C55 rgb(120, 60, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #783C55 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 23.5% green and 33.3% blue (120, 60, 85).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#783C55 color codes

HEX	`#783C55`
RGB	`rgb(120, 60, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 23.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.74, 29.3, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.74, 29.46, 354.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.002, 7.882, 9.534)`
Decimal	`7879765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #783C55, 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 #783C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#783C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #783C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #783c55; }
.text { color: #783c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #783c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 60 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #783c55, #78413c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #783C55?: #783C55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #783C55?: The RGB value is 120, 60, 85: 120 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #783C55?: The complementary color is #3C785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #783C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.