Palettes / Colors / #78112E

#78112E — Deep Pink

#78112E is a pink color we call Deep Pink, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #78112E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#78112E is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #11785B; it also sits naturally between #781162 and #782811. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 7% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 62% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #78112E

.text { color: #78112E; }
.background { background-color: #78112E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78112E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 17, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 75%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78112E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 17, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78112E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 17, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78112E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78112E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #11785B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78112E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #78112E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #78112E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #78112E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #78112E?

#78112E is Deep Pink, a pink color (RGB 120, 17, 46). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78112E?

#78112E is RGB 120, 17, 46 — HSL 343°, 75%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 62%, 53%.

What colors go with #78112E?

Its complement is #11785B; analogous partners are #781162 and #782811. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78112E for text?

White text on #78112E has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.92:1.