What color is #78627D?

#78627D 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 #78627D?

The RGB value is 120, 98, 125: 120 red, 98 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78627D?

The complementary color is #677D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78627D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78627D color

#78627D rgb(120, 98, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78627D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38.4% green and 49% blue (120, 98, 125).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#78627D color codes

HEX	`#78627D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 98, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, 14.09, -11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 18.35, 320.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.815, 14.209, 21.308)`
Decimal	`7889533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78627D, 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 #78627D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78627D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #78627D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78627d; }
.text { color: #78627d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78627d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 98 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78627d, #7d6275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #78627D?: #78627D 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 #78627D?: The RGB value is 120, 98, 125: 120 red, 98 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78627D?: The complementary color is #677D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78627D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.