What color is #786D79?

#786D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786D79?

The RGB value is 120, 109, 121: 120 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786D79?

The complementary color is #6E796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786D79 color

#786D79 rgb(120, 109, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786D79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (120, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#786D79 color codes

HEX	`#786D79`
RGB	`rgb(120, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, 6.66, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 8.38, 322.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.665, 16.311, 20.356)`
Decimal	`7892345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786D79, 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 #786D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #786D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786d79; }
.text { color: #786d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786d79, #796d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786D79?: #786D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786D79?: The RGB value is 120, 109, 121: 120 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786D79?: The complementary color is #6E796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.