What color is #78647B?

#78647B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78647B?

The RGB value is 120, 100, 123: 120 red, 100 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78647B?

The complementary color is #677B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78647B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78647B color

#78647B rgb(120, 100, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78647B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.2% green and 48.2% blue (120, 100, 123).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#78647B color codes

HEX	`#78647B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 100, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 12.46, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 15.88, 321.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.878, 14.538, 20.705)`
Decimal	`7890043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78647B, 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 #78647B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78647B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #78647B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78647b; }
.text { color: #78647b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78647b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 100 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78647b, #7b6473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #78647B?: #78647B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78647B?: The RGB value is 120, 100, 123: 120 red, 100 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78647B?: The complementary color is #677B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78647B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.