Information about #78173B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#78173B is a strongly colored pink-red rose that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Claret (#7F1734). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Letter (#751631) and Royal Burgundy (#740F35).
The recipe behind #78173B is rgb(120, 23, 59), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #78173B: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. #78173B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#78173B color variations
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#78173B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78173B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78173B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78173B color hues
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#78173B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #78173B color
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Nearest named colors to #78173B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#7F1734
#751631
#740F35
#7A2031
#78184A
#842139
#7E2639
#752642
#6F2637
#6A1F44
#7F2838
#7E2530
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78173B
- RGB120, 23, 59
- CMYK0, 38, 24, 53
- CSSrgb(120, 23, 59)
- HSL338°, 68%, 28%
- HSL Precise337.732°, 67.832%, 28.039%
- HSV338°, 81%, 47%
- HSB338°, 81%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.090, 0.231)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.090, 0.231, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.090, 0.231)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID78173B
- DECIMAL ID7870267
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
