What color is #786D84?

#786D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786D84?

The RGB value is 120, 109, 132: 120 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786D84?

The complementary color is #79846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786D84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786D84 color

#786D84 rgb(120, 109, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786D84 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.7% green and 51.8% blue (120, 109, 132).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#786D84 color codes

HEX	`#786D84`
RGB	`rgb(120, 109, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, 9.02, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 14.29, 309.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.378, 16.596, 24.113)`
Decimal	`7892356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786D84, 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 #786D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #786D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786d84; }
.text { color: #786d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 109 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786d84, #846d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786D84?: #786D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786D84?: The RGB value is 120, 109, 132: 120 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786D84?: The complementary color is #79846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786D84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.