What color is #78455A?

#78455A 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 #78455A?

The RGB value is 120, 69, 90: 120 red, 69 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78455A?

The complementary color is #457863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78455A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78455A color

#78455A rgb(120, 69, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #78455A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.1% green and 35.3% blue (120, 69, 90).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#78455A color codes

HEX	`#78455A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 69, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, 24.89, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 25.07, 353.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.72, 8.988, 10.789)`
Decimal	`7882074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78455A, 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 #78455A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78455A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #78455A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78455a; }
.text { color: #78455a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78455a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 69 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78455a, #784945); }

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Questions

What color is #78455A?: #78455A 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 #78455A?: The RGB value is 120, 69, 90: 120 red, 69 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78455A?: The complementary color is #457863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78455A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.