What color is #786864?

#786864 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 #786864?

The RGB value is 120, 104, 100: 120 red, 104 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786864?

The complementary color is #647478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786864?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786864 color

#786864 rgb(120, 104, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786864 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.8% green and 39.2% blue (120, 104, 100).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#786864 color codes

HEX	`#786864`
RGB	`rgb(120, 104, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.38, 5.62, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.38, 7.25, 39.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.996, 14.814, 14.124)`
Decimal	`7891044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786864, 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 #786864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #786864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786864; }
.text { color: #786864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 104 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786864, #787264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #786864?: #786864 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 #786864?: The RGB value is 120, 104, 100: 120 red, 104 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786864?: The complementary color is #647478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786864?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.