What color is #786E82?

#786E82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786E82?

The RGB value is 120, 110, 130: 120 red, 110 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786E82?

The complementary color is #78826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786E82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786E82 color

#786E82 rgb(120, 110, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786E82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.1% green and 51% blue (120, 110, 130).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#786E82 color codes

HEX	`#786E82`
RGB	`rgb(120, 110, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, 7.98, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 12.48, 309.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.35, 16.757, 23.435)`
Decimal	`7892610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786E82, 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 #786E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #786E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786e82; }
.text { color: #786e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 110 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786e82, #826e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786E82?: #786E82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786E82?: The RGB value is 120, 110, 130: 120 red, 110 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786E82?: The complementary color is #78826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786E82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.