What color is #785E62?

#785E62 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 #785E62?

The RGB value is 120, 94, 98: 120 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785E62?

The complementary color is #5E7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785E62 color

#785E62 rgb(120, 94, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #785E62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.9% green and 38.4% blue (120, 94, 98).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 12% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#785E62 color codes

HEX	`#785E62`
RGB	`rgb(120, 94, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.58, 11.25, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.58, 11.39, 8.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.953, 12.881, 13.304)`
Decimal	`7888482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785E62, 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 #785E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #785E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785e62; }
.text { color: #785e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 94 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785e62, #78675e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #785E62?: #785E62 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 #785E62?: The RGB value is 120, 94, 98: 120 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785E62?: The complementary color is #5E7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.