What color is #786181?

#786181 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 #786181?

The RGB value is 120, 97, 129: 120 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786181?

The complementary color is #6A8161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786181 color

#786181 rgb(120, 97, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786181 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38% green and 50.6% blue (120, 97, 129).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#786181 color codes

HEX	`#786181`
RGB	`rgb(120, 97, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.42, 15.56, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.42, 21.16, 317.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.982, 14.128, 22.65)`
Decimal	`7889281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786181, 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 #786181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #786181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786181; }
.text { color: #786181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 97 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786181, #81617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #786181?: #786181 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 #786181?: The RGB value is 120, 97, 129: 120 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786181?: The complementary color is #6A8161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.