What color is #784A73?

#784A73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784A73?

The RGB value is 120, 74, 115: 120 red, 74 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784A73?

The complementary color is #4A784F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784A73 color

#784A73 rgb(120, 74, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784A73 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29% green and 45.1% blue (120, 74, 115).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#784A73 color codes

HEX	`#784A73`
RGB	`rgb(120, 74, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, 26.44, -15.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 30.62, 329.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.289, 10.129, 17.471)`
Decimal	`7883379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784A73, 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 #784A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #784A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784a73; }
.text { color: #784a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 74 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784a73, #784a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #784A73?: #784A73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784A73?: The RGB value is 120, 74, 115: 120 red, 74 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784A73?: The complementary color is #4A784F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.