What color is #78536F?

#78536F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78536F?

The RGB value is 120, 83, 111: 120 red, 83 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78536F?

The complementary color is #53785C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78536F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78536F color

#78536F rgb(120, 83, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78536F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 32.5% green and 43.5% blue (120, 83, 111).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% 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 6.43:1).

#78536F color codes

HEX	`#78536F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 83, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 32.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 20.28, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 22.55, 334.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.708, 11.328, 16.5)`
Decimal	`7885679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78536F, 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 #78536F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78536F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #78536F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78536f; }
.text { color: #78536f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78536f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 83 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78536f, #78535d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #78536F?: #78536F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78536F?: The RGB value is 120, 83, 111: 120 red, 83 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78536F?: The complementary color is #53785C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78536F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.