What color is #787263?

#787263 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787263?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 99: 120 red, 114 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787263?

The complementary color is #636978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787263?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787263 color

#787263 rgb(120, 114, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787263 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 38.8% blue (120, 114, 99).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#787263 color codes

HEX	`#787263`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, -0.43, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 9.16, 92.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.015, 16.929, 14.226)`
Decimal	`7893603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787263, 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 #787263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #787263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787263; }
.text { color: #787263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787263, #747863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787263?: #787263 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787263?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 99: 120 red, 114 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787263?: The complementary color is #636978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787263?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.