What color is #784160?

#784160 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784160?

The RGB value is 120, 65, 96: 120 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784160?

The complementary color is #417859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784160 color

#784160 rgb(120, 65, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784160 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 25.5% green and 37.6% blue (120, 65, 96).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#784160 color codes

HEX	`#784160`
RGB	`rgb(120, 65, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 25.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, 28.2, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 29.27, 344.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.748, 8.619, 12.109)`
Decimal	`7881056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784160, 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 #784160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #784160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784160; }
.text { color: #784160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 65 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784160, #784144); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #784160?: #784160 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784160?: The RGB value is 120, 65, 96: 120 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784160?: The complementary color is #417859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.