What color is #786563?

#786563 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786563?

The RGB value is 120, 101, 99: 120 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786563?

The complementary color is #637678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786563 color

#786563 rgb(120, 101, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786563 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.6% green and 38.8% blue (120, 101, 99).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#786563 color codes

HEX	`#786563`
RGB	`rgb(120, 101, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.52, 7.23, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.52, 8.24, 28.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.652, 14.202, 13.771)`
Decimal	`7890275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786563, 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 #786563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #786563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786563; }
.text { color: #786563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 101 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786563, #787063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #786563?: #786563 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786563?: The RGB value is 120, 101, 99: 120 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786563?: The complementary color is #637678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.