What color is #786C64?

#786C64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786C64?

The RGB value is 120, 108, 100: 120 red, 108 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786C64?

The complementary color is #647078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786C64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786C64 color

#786C64 rgb(120, 108, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786C64 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.4% green and 39.2% blue (120, 108, 100).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#786C64 color codes

HEX	`#786C64`
RGB	`rgb(120, 108, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, 3.25, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 6.99, 62.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.408, 15.639, 14.261)`
Decimal	`7892068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786C64, 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 #786C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #786C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786c64; }
.text { color: #786c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 108 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786c64, #787664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #786C64?: #786C64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786C64?: The RGB value is 120, 108, 100: 120 red, 108 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786C64?: The complementary color is #647078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786C64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.