What color is #78595F?

#78595F 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 #78595F?

The RGB value is 120, 89, 95: 120 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78595F?

The complementary color is #597872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78595F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78595F color

#78595F rgb(120, 89, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #78595F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.9% green and 37.3% blue (120, 89, 95).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#78595F color codes

HEX	`#78595F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 89, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.16, 13.75, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.16, 13.83, 6.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.384, 11.965, 12.429)`
Decimal	`7887199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78595F, 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 #78595F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78595F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #78595F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78595f; }
.text { color: #78595f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78595f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 89 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78595f, #786259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #78595F?: #78595F 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 #78595F?: The RGB value is 120, 89, 95: 120 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78595F?: The complementary color is #597872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78595F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.