What color is #786152?

#786152 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786152?

The RGB value is 120, 97, 82: 120 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786152?

The complementary color is #526978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786152?

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.

#786152 color

#786152 rgb(120, 97, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #786152 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38% green and 32.2% blue (120, 97, 82).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#786152 color codes

HEX	`#786152`
RGB	`rgb(120, 97, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.99, 6.88, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.99, 13.89, 60.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.544, 13.152, 9.806)`
Decimal	`7889234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786152, 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 #786152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786152 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 #786152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786152; }
.text { color: #786152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 97 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786152, #787452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #786152?: #786152 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786152?: The RGB value is 120, 97, 82: 120 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786152?: The complementary color is #526978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786152?: 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.