What color is #78444B?

#78444B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78444B?

The RGB value is 120, 68, 75: 120 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78444B?

The complementary color is #447871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78444B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78444B color

#78444B rgb(120, 68, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #78444B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 26.7% green and 29.4% blue (120, 68, 75).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#78444B color codes

HEX	`#78444B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 68, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 26.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, 23.27, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 23.92, 13.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.083, 8.636, 7.738)`
Decimal	`7881803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78444B, 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 #78444B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78444B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #78444B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78444b; }
.text { color: #78444b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78444b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 68 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78444b, #785744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #78444B?: #78444B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78444B?: The RGB value is 120, 68, 75: 120 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78444B?: The complementary color is #447871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78444B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.