What color is #78495C?

#78495C 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 #78495C?

The RGB value is 120, 73, 92: 120 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78495C?

The complementary color is #497865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78495C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78495C color

#78495C rgb(120, 73, 92)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (120, 73, 92).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#78495C color codes

HEX	`#78495C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 73, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 28.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, 22.85, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 23.01, 353.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.06, 9.532, 11.328)`
Decimal	`7883100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78495C, 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 #78495C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78495C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #78495C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78495c; }
.text { color: #78495c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78495c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 73 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78495c, #784e49); }

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Questions

What color is #78495C?: #78495C 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 #78495C?: The RGB value is 120, 73, 92: 120 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78495C?: The complementary color is #497865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78495C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.