What color is #786E70?

#786E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786E70?

The RGB value is 120, 110, 112: 120 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786E70?

The complementary color is #6E7876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786E70?

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.

#786E70 color

#786E70 rgb(120, 110, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786E70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.1% green and 43.9% blue (120, 110, 112).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#786E70 color codes

HEX	`#786E70`
RGB	`rgb(120, 110, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, 4.27, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 4.28, 3.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.246, 16.315, 17.619)`
Decimal	`7892592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786E70, 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 #786E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786E70 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 #786E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786e70; }
.text { color: #786e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 110 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786e70, #78716e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #786E70?: #786E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786E70?: The RGB value is 120, 110, 112: 120 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786E70?: The complementary color is #6E7876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786E70?: 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.