What color is #78596B?

#78596B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78596B?

The RGB value is 120, 89, 107: 120 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78596B?

The complementary color is #597866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78596B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78596B color

#78596B rgb(120, 89, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #78596B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.9% green and 42% blue (120, 89, 107).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#78596B color codes

HEX	`#78596B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 89, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.53, 15.9, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.53, 16.76, 341.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.972, 12.2, 15.526)`
Decimal	`7887211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78596B, 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 #78596B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78596B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #78596B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78596b; }
.text { color: #78596b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78596b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 89 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78596b, #78595c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #78596B?: #78596B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78596B?: The RGB value is 120, 89, 107: 120 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78596B?: The complementary color is #597866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78596B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.