#786A5F Hex Color
Grounded and dusty muted brown shade
This muted, dusty brown possesses a dim, ashy quality that feels grounded and reliable. It acts as an excellent neutral background, offering enough contrast for white text to remain readable in body layouts. The hex code for this shade is #786a5f. Pair it with soft creams or desaturated blues to keep your palette from feeling too heavy or muddy in artisan design projects.
Questions about #786a5f
What is #786a5f in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #786a5f is rgb(120, 106, 95), in HSL hsl(26, 12%, 42%) and in CMYK 0%, 12%, 21%, 53%.
What colors pair best with #786a5f?
Is #786a5f considered a warm or cool brown?
While #786a5f is fundamentally a brown, its ashy, desaturated quality gives it a neutral temperature that avoids feeling overly warm or orange. This makes it an ideal, non-distracting background color that remains stable against both warm and cool accents.
Is #786a5f readable on white or black?
#786a5f has a 5.21:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.02:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.