What color is #786755?

#786755 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786755?

The RGB value is 120, 103, 85: 120 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786755?

The complementary color is #556678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786755 color

#786755 rgb(120, 103, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #786755 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.4% green and 33.3% blue (120, 103, 85).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#786755 color codes

HEX	`#786755`
RGB	`rgb(120, 103, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, 3.76, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 13.21, 73.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.236, 14.35, 10.612)`
Decimal	`7890773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786755, 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 #786755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #786755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786755; }
.text { color: #786755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 103 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786755, #787855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #786755?: #786755 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786755?: The RGB value is 120, 103, 85: 120 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786755?: The complementary color is #556678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.