What color is #785B5A?

#785B5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785B5A?

The RGB value is 120, 91, 90: 120 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785B5A?

The complementary color is #5A7778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785B5A color

#785B5A rgb(120, 91, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #785B5A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 35.7% green and 35.3% blue (120, 91, 90).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#785B5A color codes

HEX	`#785B5A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 91, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 35.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.55, 11.71, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.55, 12.8, 23.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.332, 12.214, 11.326)`
Decimal	`7887706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785B5A, 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 #785B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #785B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785b5a; }
.text { color: #785b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 91 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785b5a, #786a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #785B5A?: #785B5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785B5A?: The RGB value is 120, 91, 90: 120 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785B5A?: The complementary color is #5A7778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.