What color is #786662?

#786662 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786662?

The RGB value is 120, 102, 98: 120 red, 102 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786662?

The complementary color is #627478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786662 color

#786662 rgb(120, 102, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786662 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40% green and 38.4% blue (120, 102, 98).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#786662 color codes

HEX	`#786662`
RGB	`rgb(120, 102, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, 6.46, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 8.12, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.702, 14.378, 13.554)`
Decimal	`7890530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786662, 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 #786662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #786662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786662; }
.text { color: #786662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 102 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786662, #787162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #786662?: #786662 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786662?: The RGB value is 120, 102, 98: 120 red, 102 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786662?: The complementary color is #627478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.