What color is #786560?

#786560 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786560?

The RGB value is 120, 101, 96: 120 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786560?

The complementary color is #607378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786560 color

#786560 rgb(120, 101, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786560 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (120, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#786560 color codes

HEX	`#786560`
RGB	`rgb(120, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 6.71, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 8.77, 40.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.511, 14.145, 13.03)`
Decimal	`7890272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786560, 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 #786560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #786560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786560; }
.text { color: #786560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786560, #787160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #786560?: #786560 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786560?: The RGB value is 120, 101, 96: 120 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786560?: The complementary color is #607378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.