What color is #78495A?

#78495A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78495A?

The RGB value is 120, 73, 90: 120 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78495A?

The complementary color is #497867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78495A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78495A color

#78495A rgb(120, 73, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #78495A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 28.6% green and 35.3% blue (120, 73, 90).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#78495A color codes

HEX	`#78495A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 73, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 28.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.92, 22.53, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.92, 22.58, 356.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.974, 9.497, 10.873)`
Decimal	`7883098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78495A, 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 #78495A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78495A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #78495A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78495a; }
.text { color: #78495a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78495a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 73 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78495a, #784f49); }

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Questions

What color is #78495A?: #78495A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78495A?: The RGB value is 120, 73, 90: 120 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78495A?: The complementary color is #497867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78495A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.