What color is #786174?

#786174 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786174?

The RGB value is 120, 97, 116: 120 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786174?

The complementary color is #617865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786174 color

#786174 rgb(120, 97, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786174 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38% green and 45.5% blue (120, 97, 116).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#786174 color codes

HEX	`#786174`
RGB	`rgb(120, 97, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.95, 12.83, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.95, 14.7, 330.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.172, 13.804, 18.385)`
Decimal	`7889268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786174, 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 #786174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #786174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786174; }
.text { color: #786174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 97 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786174, #786169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #786174?: #786174 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786174?: The RGB value is 120, 97, 116: 120 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786174?: The complementary color is #617865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.