What color is #784D74?

#784D74 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 #784D74?

The RGB value is 120, 77, 116: 120 red, 77 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784D74?

The complementary color is #4D7851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784D74 color

#784D74 rgb(120, 77, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #784D74 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 30.2% green and 45.5% blue (120, 77, 116).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#784D74 color codes

HEX	`#784D74`
RGB	`rgb(120, 77, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 30.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.83, 24.86, -14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.83, 28.99, 329.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.552, 10.562, 17.845)`
Decimal	`7884148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784D74, 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 #784D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #784D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784d74; }
.text { color: #784d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 77 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784d74, #784d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #784D74?: #784D74 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 #784D74?: The RGB value is 120, 77, 116: 120 red, 77 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784D74?: The complementary color is #4D7851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.