What color is #786B69?

#786B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786B69?

The RGB value is 120, 107, 105: 120 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786B69?

The complementary color is #697678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786B69 color

#786B69 rgb(120, 107, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786B69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42% green and 41.2% blue (120, 107, 105).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#786B69 color codes

HEX	`#786B69`
RGB	`rgb(120, 107, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.35, 4.73, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.35, 5.59, 32.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.553, 15.529, 15.54)`
Decimal	`7891817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786B69, 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 #786B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #786B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786b69; }
.text { color: #786b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 107 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786b69, #787269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #786B69?: #786B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786B69?: The RGB value is 120, 107, 105: 120 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786B69?: The complementary color is #697678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.