What color is #786C7F?

#786C7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786C7F?

The RGB value is 120, 108, 127: 120 red, 108 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786C7F?

The complementary color is #737F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786C7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786C7F color

#786C7F rgb(120, 108, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786C7F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.4% green and 49.8% blue (120, 108, 127).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#786C7F color codes

HEX	`#786C7F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 108, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, 8.52, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 12.24, 314.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.938, 16.251, 22.319)`
Decimal	`7892095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786C7F, 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 #786C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #786C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786c7f; }
.text { color: #786c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 108 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786c7f, #7f6c7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786C7F?: #786C7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786C7F?: The RGB value is 120, 108, 127: 120 red, 108 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786C7F?: The complementary color is #737F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786C7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.