What color is #785053?

#785053 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785053?

The RGB value is 120, 80, 83: 120 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785053?

The complementary color is #507875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785053 color

#785053 rgb(120, 80, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #785053 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31.4% green and 32.5% blue (120, 80, 83).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#785053 color codes

HEX	`#785053`
RGB	`rgb(120, 80, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 31.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.47, 17.25, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.47, 17.99, 16.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.176, 10.356, 9.539)`
Decimal	`7884883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785053, 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 #785053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #785053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785053; }
.text { color: #785053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 80 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785053, #786150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785053?: #785053 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785053?: The RGB value is 120, 80, 83: 120 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785053?: The complementary color is #507875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.