What color is #784766?

#784766 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784766?

The RGB value is 120, 71, 102: 120 red, 71 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784766?

The complementary color is #477859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784766?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784766 color

#784766 rgb(120, 71, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784766 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.8% green and 40% blue (120, 71, 102).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#784766 color codes

HEX	`#784766`
RGB	`rgb(120, 71, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, 25.75, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 27.34, 340.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.397, 9.46, 13.741)`
Decimal	`7882598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784766, 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 #784766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #784766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784766; }
.text { color: #784766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 71 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784766, #78474e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #784766?: #784766 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784766?: The RGB value is 120, 71, 102: 120 red, 71 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784766?: The complementary color is #477859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784766?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.