What color is #785E72?

#785E72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785E72?

The RGB value is 120, 94, 114: 120 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785E72?

The complementary color is #5E7864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785E72 color

#785E72 rgb(120, 94, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #785E72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.9% green and 44.7% blue (120, 94, 114).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#785E72 color codes

HEX	`#785E72`
RGB	`rgb(120, 94, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, 14.24, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 15.98, 332.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.785, 13.214, 17.688)`
Decimal	`7888498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785E72, 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 #785E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #785E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785e72; }
.text { color: #785e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 94 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785e72, #785e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785E72?: #785E72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785E72?: The RGB value is 120, 94, 114: 120 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785E72?: The complementary color is #5E7864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.