What color is #78506B?

#78506B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78506B?

The RGB value is 120, 80, 107: 120 red, 80 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78506B?

The complementary color is #50785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78506B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78506B color

#78506B rgb(120, 80, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78506B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31.4% green and 42% blue (120, 80, 107).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#78506B color codes

HEX	`#78506B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 80, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 31.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, 21.32, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 23.04, 337.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.268, 10.793, 15.291)`
Decimal	`7884907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78506B, 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 #78506B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78506B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #78506B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78506b; }
.text { color: #78506b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78506b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 80 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78506b, #785057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #78506B?: #78506B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78506B?: The RGB value is 120, 80, 107: 120 red, 80 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78506B?: The complementary color is #50785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78506B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.