What color is #786C53?

#786C53 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 #786C53?

The RGB value is 120, 108, 83: 120 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786C53?

The complementary color is #535F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786C53 color

#786C53 rgb(120, 108, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #786C53 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.4% green and 32.5% blue (120, 108, 83).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#786C53 color codes

HEX	`#786C53`
RGB	`rgb(120, 108, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.1, 0.53, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.1, 15.74, 88.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.67, 15.343, 10.371)`
Decimal	`7892051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786C53, 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 #786C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #786C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786c53; }
.text { color: #786c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 108 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786c53, #727853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #786C53?: #786C53 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 #786C53?: The RGB value is 120, 108, 83: 120 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786C53?: The complementary color is #535F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.