What color is #785B61?

#785B61 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 #785B61?

The RGB value is 120, 91, 97: 120 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785B61?

The complementary color is #5B7872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785B61 color

#785B61 rgb(120, 91, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #785B61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 35.7% green and 38% blue (120, 91, 97).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#785B61 color codes

HEX	`#785B61`
RGB	`rgb(120, 91, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 35.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.75, 12.88, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.75, 12.94, 5.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.645, 12.339, 12.97)`
Decimal	`7887713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785B61, 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 #785B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #785B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785b61; }
.text { color: #785b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 91 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785b61, #78645b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785B61?: #785B61 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 #785B61?: The RGB value is 120, 91, 97: 120 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785B61?: The complementary color is #5B7872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.