What color is #786070?

#786070 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786070?

The RGB value is 120, 96, 112: 120 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786070?

The complementary color is #607868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786070 color

#786070 rgb(120, 96, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #786070 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 37.6% green and 43.9% blue (120, 96, 112).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#786070 color codes

HEX	`#786070`
RGB	`rgb(120, 96, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 37.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, 12.64, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 13.72, 337.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.853, 13.529, 17.155)`
Decimal	`7889008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786070, 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 #786070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #786070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786070; }
.text { color: #786070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 96 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786070, #786064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #786070?: #786070 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786070?: The RGB value is 120, 96, 112: 120 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786070?: The complementary color is #607868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.