What color is #785C56?

#785C56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785C56?

The RGB value is 120, 92, 86: 120 red, 92 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785C56?

The complementary color is #567278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785C56 color

#785C56 rgb(120, 92, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #785C56 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.1% green and 33.7% blue (120, 92, 86).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#785C56 color codes

HEX	`#785C56`
RGB	`rgb(120, 92, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, 10.48, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 13.1, 36.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.253, 12.32, 10.482)`
Decimal	`7887958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785C56, 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 #785C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #785C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785c56; }
.text { color: #785c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 92 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785c56, #786d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #785C56?: #785C56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785C56?: The RGB value is 120, 92, 86: 120 red, 92 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785C56?: The complementary color is #567278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.