What color is #786B81?

#786B81 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786B81?

The RGB value is 120, 107, 129: 120 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786B81?

The complementary color is #74816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786B81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786B81 color

#786B81 rgb(120, 107, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786B81 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42% green and 50.6% blue (120, 107, 129).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#786B81 color codes

HEX	`#786B81`
RGB	`rgb(120, 107, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, 9.55, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 14.03, 312.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.965, 16.094, 22.977)`
Decimal	`7891841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786B81, 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 #786B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #786B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786b81; }
.text { color: #786b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 107 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786b81, #816b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786B81?: #786B81 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786B81?: The RGB value is 120, 107, 129: 120 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786B81?: The complementary color is #74816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786B81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.