What color is #78677C?

#78677C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78677C?

The RGB value is 120, 103, 124: 120 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78677C?

The complementary color is #6B7C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78677C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78677C color

#78677C rgb(120, 103, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78677C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.4% green and 48.6% blue (120, 103, 124).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#78677C color codes

HEX	`#78677C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 103, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, 10.87, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 14.23, 319.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.234, 15.149, 21.134)`
Decimal	`7890812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78677C, 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 #78677C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78677C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #78677C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78677c; }
.text { color: #78677c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78677c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 103 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78677c, #7c6776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78677C?: #78677C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78677C?: The RGB value is 120, 103, 124: 120 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78677C?: The complementary color is #6B7C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78677C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.