#787461
Mocha · medium warm gray
About #787461
With the hex code #787461, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 45% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #616578, a slate gray shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.70:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.70:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #787461?
With the hex code #787461, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 45% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #787461?
Use white text. White on #787461 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #787461?
Its complementary colour is #616578, and analogous partners are #786961 and #717861.