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#78176B Color

#78176B is rgb(120, 23, 107) in RGB, hsl(308, 68%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 11%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight (#702670), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78176B
HEX#78176B
RGBrgb(120, 23, 107)
HSLhsl(308, 68%, 28%)
HSVhsv(308, 81%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 11%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(40.5% 0.159 334.4)
LABlab(28.60% 47.45 -24.78)
LCHlch(28.60% 53.53 332.42)

What #78176B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #78176B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight#702670ΔE 7.37Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 7.97Byzantium#702963ΔE 11.79Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 12.54Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 13.18Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 13.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#78176B Channel Values

How #78176B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 23 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 68% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 81% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 11% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.84:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78176B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78176B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78176B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78176B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78176B
Complementary
#177824
Analogous
#541778
Analogous
#78173A
Triadic
#6B7817
Triadic
#176B78
Split comp.
#3A7817
Split comp.
#177854

Tints & Shades of #78176B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A31F91
#CE27B7
#DD4BC9
#E576D6
#EDA1E3
#F5CCF0

Shades

#6B1460
#5A1150
#4D0F45
#3C0B36
#2F092A
#1E061B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78176B.

How #78176B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#78176B
Protanopia#38386B
Protanomaly#582E6B
Deuteranopia#4A4A69
Deuteranomaly#603B6A
Tritanopia#732D2D
Tritanomaly#75264D
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #78176B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-78176b: #78176B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78176B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78176b': '#78176B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.090, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_78176b">#78176B</color>
SVG fillfill="#78176B"

More Pink Colors

#78176B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#78176B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78176B?

#78176B is a dark pink — rgb(120, 23, 107) in RGB and hsl(308, 68%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight (#702670), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #78176B?

#78176B is rgb(120, 23, 107) — red 120, green 23, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78176B?

#78176B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 11%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78176B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #78176B scores 9.84:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78176B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78176B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.45, which is visibly different.

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