#785959

Color #785959

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#785959

RGB

rgb(120, 89, 89)

HSL

hsl(0, 14.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 25.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 25.8%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(40.99, 12.76, 4.98)

LCH

lch(40.99, 13.7, 21.32)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.041, 18.61)

HWB

hwb(0, 34.9%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#597878

Analogous

#785969

#785959

#786959

Triadic

#785959

#597859

#595978

Split-complementary

#785959

#597869

#596978

Tetradic

#785959

#787859

#597878

#595978

Square

#785959

#697859

#597878

#695978

Shades

Color #785959 mixed toward black.

#644a4a

#503b3b

#3c2d2d

#281e1e

#140f0f

Tints

Color #785959 mixed toward white.

#946f6f

#aa8c8c

#bfa9a9

#d4c5c5

#eae2e2

Tones

Color #785959 mixed toward gray.

#755c5c

#735e5e

#706161

#6e6363

#6b6666

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.37:1

White text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c59 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#6e7059 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#775959 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 13.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #785959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#785959]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#785959 (#785959) is rgb(120, 89, 89) in RGB.

No, #785959 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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