What color is #785E59?

#785E59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785E59?

The RGB value is 120, 94, 89: 120 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785E59?

The complementary color is #597378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785E59 color

#785E59 rgb(120, 94, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #785E59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.9% green and 34.9% blue (120, 94, 89).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#785E59 color codes

HEX	`#785E59`
RGB	`rgb(120, 94, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, 9.75, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 11.94, 35.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.552, 12.72, 11.191)`
Decimal	`7888473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785E59, 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 #785E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #785E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785e59; }
.text { color: #785e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 94 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785e59, #786e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #785E59?: #785E59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785E59?: The RGB value is 120, 94, 89: 120 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785E59?: The complementary color is #597378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.