What color is #786F7E?

#786F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786F7E?

The RGB value is 120, 111, 126: 120 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786F7E?

The complementary color is #757E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786F7E color

#786F7E rgb(120, 111, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #786F7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.5% green and 49.4% blue (120, 111, 126).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#786F7E color codes

HEX	`#786F7E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 111, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, 6.52, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 9.57, 312.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.195, 16.868, 22.085)`
Decimal	`7892862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786F7E, 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 #786F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #786F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786f7e; }
.text { color: #786f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 111 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786f7e, #7e6f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #786F7E?: #786F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786F7E?: The RGB value is 120, 111, 126: 120 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786F7E?: The complementary color is #757E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.