What color is #785757?

#785757 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785757?

The RGB value is 120, 87, 87: 120 red, 87 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785757?

The complementary color is #577878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785757 color

#785757 rgb(120, 87, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #785757 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.1% green and 34.1% blue (120, 87, 87).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#785757 color codes

HEX	`#785757`
RGB	`rgb(120, 87, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 13.65, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 14.67, 21.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.874, 11.498, 10.556)`
Decimal	`7886679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785757, 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 #785757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	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 #785757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785757; }
.text { color: #785757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 87 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785757, #786857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #785757?: #785757 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785757?: The RGB value is 120, 87, 87: 120 red, 87 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785757?: The complementary color is #577878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.