What color is #78677E?

#78677E 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 #78677E?

The RGB value is 120, 103, 126: 120 red, 103 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78677E?

The complementary color is #6D7E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78677E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78677E color

#78677E rgb(120, 103, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #78677E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.4% green and 49.4% blue (120, 103, 126).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#78677E color codes

HEX	`#78677E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 103, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, 11.3, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 15.27, 317.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.361, 15.2, 21.807)`
Decimal	`7890814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78677E, 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 #78677E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78677E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #78677E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78677e; }
.text { color: #78677e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78677e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 103 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78677e, #7e6779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78677E?: #78677E 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 #78677E?: The RGB value is 120, 103, 126: 120 red, 103 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78677E?: The complementary color is #6D7E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78677E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.