What color is #78505E?

#78505E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78505E?

The RGB value is 120, 80, 94: 120 red, 80 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78505E?

The complementary color is #50786A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78505E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78505E color

#78505E rgb(120, 80, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #78505E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31.4% green and 36.9% blue (120, 80, 94).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#78505E color codes

HEX	`#78505E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 80, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 31.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.79, 19, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.79, 19.05, 356.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.635, 10.539, 11.956)`
Decimal	`7884894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78505E, 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 #78505E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78505E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #78505E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78505e; }
.text { color: #78505e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78505e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 80 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78505e, #785650); }

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Questions

What color is #78505E?: #78505E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78505E?: The RGB value is 120, 80, 94: 120 red, 80 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78505E?: The complementary color is #50786A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78505E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.