What color is #786F74?

#786F74 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786F74?

The RGB value is 120, 111, 116: 120 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786F74?

The complementary color is #6F7873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786F74?

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.

#786F74 color

#786F74 rgb(120, 111, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786F74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.5% green and 45.5% blue (120, 111, 116).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#786F74 color codes

HEX	`#786F74`
RGB	`rgb(120, 111, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, 4.47, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 4.71, 341.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.582, 16.623, 18.855)`
Decimal	`7892852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786F74, 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 #786F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786F74 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 #786F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786f74; }
.text { color: #786f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 111 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786f74, #786f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #786F74?: #786F74 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786F74?: The RGB value is 120, 111, 116: 120 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786F74?: The complementary color is #6F7873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786F74?: 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.