What color is #786C85?

#786C85 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786C85?

The RGB value is 120, 108, 133: 120 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786C85?

The complementary color is #79856C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786C85 color

#786C85 rgb(120, 108, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786C85 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.4% green and 52.2% blue (120, 108, 133).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#786C85 color codes

HEX	`#786C85`
RGB	`rgb(120, 108, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.51, 9.83, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.51, 15.55, 309.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.341, 16.412, 24.44)`
Decimal	`7892101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786C85, 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 #786C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #786C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786c85; }
.text { color: #786c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 108 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786c85, #846c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786C85?: #786C85 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786C85?: The RGB value is 120, 108, 133: 120 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786C85?: The complementary color is #79856C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.