What color is #78718F?

#78718F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78718F?

The RGB value is 120, 113, 143: 120 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78718F?

The complementary color is #888F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78718F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78718F color

#78718F rgb(120, 113, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78718F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.3% green and 56.1% blue (120, 113, 143).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#78718F color codes

HEX	`#78718F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 113, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, 9.14, -15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 17.87, 300.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.608, 17.786, 28.434)`
Decimal	`7893391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78718F, 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 #78718F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78718F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #78718F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78718f; }
.text { color: #78718f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78718f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 113 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78718f, #87718f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #78718F?: #78718F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78718F?: The RGB value is 120, 113, 143: 120 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78718F?: The complementary color is #888F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78718F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.