What color is #78738A?

#78738A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78738A?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 138: 120 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78738A?

The complementary color is #858A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78738A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78738A color

#78738A rgb(120, 115, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78738A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 54.1% blue (120, 115, 138).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#78738A color codes

HEX	`#78738A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.6, 6.8, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.6, 13.66, 299.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.463, 18.089, 26.559)`
Decimal	`7893898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78738A, 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 #78738A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78738A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #78738A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78738a; }
.text { color: #78738a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78738a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78738a, #84738a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78738A?: #78738A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78738A?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 138: 120 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78738A?: The complementary color is #858A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78738A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.