What color is #785770?

#785770 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785770?

The RGB value is 120, 87, 112: 120 red, 87 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785770?

The complementary color is #57785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785770 color

#785770 rgb(120, 87, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785770 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.1% green and 43.9% blue (120, 87, 112).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#785770 color codes

HEX	`#785770`
RGB	`rgb(120, 87, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.18, 18.07, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.18, 20.13, 333.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.078, 11.98, 16.897)`
Decimal	`7886704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785770, 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 #785770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #785770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785770; }
.text { color: #785770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 87 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785770, #785760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785770?: #785770 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785770?: The RGB value is 120, 87, 112: 120 red, 87 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785770?: The complementary color is #57785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.