What color is #78464C?

#78464C 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 #78464C?

The RGB value is 120, 70, 76: 120 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78464C?

The complementary color is #467872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78464C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78464C color

#78464C rgb(120, 70, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #78464C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.5% green and 29.8% blue (120, 70, 76).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#78464C color codes

HEX	`#78464C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 70, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.78, 22.22, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.78, 22.93, 14.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.241, 8.896, 7.961)`
Decimal	`7882316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78464C, 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 #78464C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78464C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #78464C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78464c; }
.text { color: #78464c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78464c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 70 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78464c, #785946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #78464C?: #78464C 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 #78464C?: The RGB value is 120, 70, 76: 120 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78464C?: The complementary color is #467872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78464C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.