What color is #786364?

#786364 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 #786364?

The RGB value is 120, 99, 100: 120 red, 99 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786364?

The complementary color is #637877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786364?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786364 color

#786364 rgb(120, 99, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786364 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38.8% green and 39.2% blue (120, 99, 100).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#786364 color codes

HEX	`#786364`
RGB	`rgb(120, 99, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, 8.6, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 8.98, 16.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.508, 13.837, 13.961)`
Decimal	`7889764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786364, 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 #786364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #786364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786364; }
.text { color: #786364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 99 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786364, #786d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #786364?: #786364 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 #786364?: The RGB value is 120, 99, 100: 120 red, 99 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786364?: The complementary color is #637877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786364?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.