What color is #786465?

#786465 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 #786465?

The RGB value is 120, 100, 101: 120 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786465?

The complementary color is #647877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786465 color

#786465 rgb(120, 100, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786465 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.2% green and 39.6% blue (120, 100, 101).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#786465 color codes

HEX	`#786465`
RGB	`rgb(120, 100, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, 8.18, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 8.53, 16.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.652, 14.047, 14.249)`
Decimal	`7890021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786465, 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 #786465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #786465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786465; }
.text { color: #786465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 100 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786465, #786d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #786465?: #786465 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 #786465?: The RGB value is 120, 100, 101: 120 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786465?: The complementary color is #647877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.