What color is #785F5D?

#785F5D 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 #785F5D?

The RGB value is 120, 95, 93: 120 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785F5D?

The complementary color is #5D7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785F5D color

#785F5D rgb(120, 95, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #785F5D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 37.3% green and 36.5% blue (120, 95, 93).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#785F5D color codes

HEX	`#785F5D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 95, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 37.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, 9.8, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 11, 27.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.814, 12.968, 12.129)`
Decimal	`7888733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785F5D, 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 #785F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #785F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785f5d; }
.text { color: #785f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 95 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785f5d, #786c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #785F5D?: #785F5D 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 #785F5D?: The RGB value is 120, 95, 93: 120 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785F5D?: The complementary color is #5D7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.