What color is #785272?

#785272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785272?

The RGB value is 120, 82, 114: 120 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785272?

The complementary color is #527858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785272 color

#785272 rgb(120, 82, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785272 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 32.2% green and 44.7% blue (120, 82, 114).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#785272 color codes

HEX	`#785272`
RGB	`rgb(120, 82, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 32.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, 21.47, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 24.56, 330.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.8, 11.243, 17.36)`
Decimal	`7885426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785272, 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 #785272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #785272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785272; }
.text { color: #785272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 82 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785272, #78525f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #785272?: #785272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785272?: The RGB value is 120, 82, 114: 120 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785272?: The complementary color is #527858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.