What color is #78465C?

#78465C 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 #78465C?

The RGB value is 120, 70, 92: 120 red, 70 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78465C?

The complementary color is #467862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78465C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78465C color

#78465C rgb(120, 70, 92)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.5% green and 36.1% blue (120, 70, 92).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 23% 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 7.42:1).

#78465C color codes

HEX	`#78465C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 70, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.27, 24.63, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.27, 24.91, 351.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.868, 9.147, 11.264)`
Decimal	`7882332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78465C, 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 #78465C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78465C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #78465C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78465c; }
.text { color: #78465c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78465c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 70 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78465c, #784946); }

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Questions

What color is #78465C?: #78465C 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 #78465C?: The RGB value is 120, 70, 92: 120 red, 70 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78465C?: The complementary color is #467862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78465C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.