What color is #784B6A?

#784B6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784B6A?

The RGB value is 120, 75, 106: 120 red, 75 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784B6A?

The complementary color is #4B7859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784B6A color

#784B6A rgb(120, 75, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784B6A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29.4% green and 41.6% blue (120, 75, 106).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#784B6A color codes

HEX	`#784B6A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 75, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.96, 24.12, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.96, 26.12, 337.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.863, 10.067, 14.898)`
Decimal	`7883626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784B6A, 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 #784B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #784B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784b6a; }
.text { color: #784b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 75 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784b6a, #784b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #784B6A?: #784B6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784B6A?: The RGB value is 120, 75, 106: 120 red, 75 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784B6A?: The complementary color is #4B7859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.