What color is #78576D?

#78576D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78576D?

The RGB value is 120, 87, 109: 120 red, 87 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78576D?

The complementary color is #577862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78576D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78576D color

#78576D rgb(120, 87, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #78576D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.1% green and 42.7% blue (120, 87, 109).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#78576D color codes

HEX	`#78576D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 87, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, 17.49, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 18.91, 337.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.914, 11.914, 16.032)`
Decimal	`7886701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78576D, 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 #78576D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78576D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #78576D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78576d; }
.text { color: #78576d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78576d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 87 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78576d, #78575d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #78576D?: #78576D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78576D?: The RGB value is 120, 87, 109: 120 red, 87 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78576D?: The complementary color is #577862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78576D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.