What color is #785D63?

#785D63 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 #785D63?

The RGB value is 120, 93, 99: 120 red, 93 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785D63?

The complementary color is #5D7872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785D63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785D63 color

#785D63 rgb(120, 93, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #785D63 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.5% green and 38.8% blue (120, 93, 99).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#785D63 color codes

HEX	`#785D63`
RGB	`rgb(120, 93, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, 12.03, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 12.05, 3.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.912, 12.723, 13.525)`
Decimal	`7888227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785D63, 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 #785D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #785D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785d63; }
.text { color: #785d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 93 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785d63, #78645d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #785D63?: #785D63 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 #785D63?: The RGB value is 120, 93, 99: 120 red, 93 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785D63?: The complementary color is #5D7872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785D63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.