What color is #78605E?

#78605E 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 #78605E?

The RGB value is 120, 96, 94: 120 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78605E?

The complementary color is #5E7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78605E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78605E color

#78605E rgb(120, 96, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78605E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 37.6% green and 36.9% blue (120, 96, 94).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#78605E color codes

HEX	`#78605E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 96, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 37.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, 9.36, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 10.53, 27.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.949, 13.167, 12.394)`
Decimal	`7888990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78605E, 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 #78605E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78605E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #78605E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78605e; }
.text { color: #78605e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78605e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 96 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78605e, #786d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #78605E?: #78605E 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 #78605E?: The RGB value is 120, 96, 94: 120 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78605E?: The complementary color is #5E7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78605E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.