What color is #785054?

#785054 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 #785054?

The RGB value is 120, 80, 84: 120 red, 80 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785054?

The complementary color is #507874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785054 color

#785054 rgb(120, 80, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #785054 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31.4% green and 32.9% blue (120, 80, 84).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#785054 color codes

HEX	`#785054`
RGB	`rgb(120, 80, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 31.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.5, 17.4, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.5, 17.98, 14.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.215, 10.371, 9.744)`
Decimal	`7884884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785054, 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 #785054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #785054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785054; }
.text { color: #785054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 80 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785054, #786050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785054?: #785054 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 #785054?: The RGB value is 120, 80, 84: 120 red, 80 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785054?: The complementary color is #507874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.