What color is #785B76?

#785B76 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785B76?

The RGB value is 120, 91, 118: 120 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785B76?

The complementary color is #5B785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785B76 color

#785B76 rgb(120, 91, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785B76 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 35.7% green and 46.3% blue (120, 91, 118).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#785B76 color codes

HEX	`#785B76`
RGB	`rgb(120, 91, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 35.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 16.85, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 19.95, 327.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.757, 12.784, 18.826)`
Decimal	`7887734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785B76, 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 #785B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #785B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785b76; }
.text { color: #785b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 91 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785b76, #785b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785B76?: #785B76 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785B76?: The RGB value is 120, 91, 118: 120 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785B76?: The complementary color is #5B785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.