What color is #786955?

#786955 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786955?

The RGB value is 120, 105, 85: 120 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786955?

The complementary color is #556478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786955 color

#786955 rgb(120, 105, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #786955 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 41.2% green and 33.3% blue (120, 105, 85).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#786955 color codes

HEX	`#786955`
RGB	`rgb(120, 105, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 41.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.29, 2.58, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.29, 13.69, 79.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.437, 14.753, 10.68)`
Decimal	`7891285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786955, 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 #786955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #786955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786955; }
.text { color: #786955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 105 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786955, #767855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #786955?: #786955 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786955?: The RGB value is 120, 105, 85: 120 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786955?: The complementary color is #556478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.