What color is #786D7E?

#786D7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786D7E?

The RGB value is 120, 109, 126: 120 red, 109 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786D7E?

The complementary color is #737E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786D7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786D7E color

#786D7E rgb(120, 109, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786D7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.7% green and 49.4% blue (120, 109, 126).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#786D7E color codes

HEX	`#786D7E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 109, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.54, 7.71, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.54, 10.99, 314.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.98, 16.437, 22.013)`
Decimal	`7892350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786D7E, 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 #786D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #786D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786d7e; }
.text { color: #786d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 109 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786d7e, #7e6d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786D7E?: #786D7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786D7E?: The RGB value is 120, 109, 126: 120 red, 109 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786D7E?: The complementary color is #737E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786D7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.