What color is #786D87?

#786D87 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 #786D87?

The RGB value is 120, 109, 135: 120 red, 109 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786D87?

The complementary color is #7C876D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786D87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786D87 color

#786D87 rgb(120, 109, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #786D87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.7% green and 52.9% blue (120, 109, 135).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#786D87 color codes

HEX	`#786D87`
RGB	`rgb(120, 109, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, 9.69, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 15.99, 307.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.587, 16.68, 25.21)`
Decimal	`7892359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786D87, 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 #786D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #786D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786d87; }
.text { color: #786d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 109 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786d87, #856d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786D87?: #786D87 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 #786D87?: The RGB value is 120, 109, 135: 120 red, 109 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786D87?: The complementary color is #7C876D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786D87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.