What color is #78465B?

#78465B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78465B?

The RGB value is 120, 70, 91: 120 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78465B?

The complementary color is #467863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78465B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78465B color

#78465B rgb(120, 70, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #78465B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.5% green and 35.7% blue (120, 70, 91).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#78465B color codes

HEX	`#78465B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 70, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.23, 24.46, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.23, 24.67, 352.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.824, 9.13, 11.035)`
Decimal	`7882331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78465B, 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 #78465B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78465B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #78465B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78465b; }
.text { color: #78465b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78465b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 70 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78465b, #784a46); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78465B?: #78465B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78465B?: The RGB value is 120, 70, 91: 120 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78465B?: The complementary color is #467863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78465B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.