What color is #78595A?

#78595A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78595A?

The RGB value is 120, 89, 90: 120 red, 89 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78595A?

The complementary color is #597877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78595A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78595A color

#78595A rgb(120, 89, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #78595A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.9% green and 35.3% blue (120, 89, 90).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#78595A color codes

HEX	`#78595A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 89, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.02, 12.92, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.02, 13.65, 18.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.164, 11.877, 11.27)`
Decimal	`7887194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78595A, 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 #78595A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78595A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #78595A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78595a; }
.text { color: #78595a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78595a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 89 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78595a, #786859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #78595A?: #78595A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78595A?: The RGB value is 120, 89, 90: 120 red, 89 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78595A?: The complementary color is #597877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78595A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.