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#786136 Color

#786136 is rgb(120, 97, 54) in RGB, hsl(39, 38%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 55%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coyote Brown (#81613C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#786136
HEX#786136
RGBrgb(120, 97, 54)
HSLhsl(39, 38%, 34%)
HSVhsv(39, 55%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 55%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.067 81.9)
LABlab(42.72% 5.37 27.98)
LCHlch(42.72% 28.49 79.13)

What #786136 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #786136, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#786136 Channel Values

How #786136 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 97 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 38% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 55% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 55% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.9:1 vs white · 3.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #786136 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #786136

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #786136; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #786136

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #786136.

How #786136 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#786136
Protanopia#656536
Protanomaly#6D6436
Deuteranopia#696935
Deuteranomaly#6F6635
Tritanopia#7B5D5D
Tritanomaly#7A5F50
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #786136 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-786136: #786136;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #786136;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-786136': '#786136' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.380, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_786136">#786136</color>
SVG fillfill="#786136"

More Brown Colors

#786136 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#786136 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #786136?

#786136 is a dark brown — rgb(120, 97, 54) in RGB and hsl(39, 38%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coyote Brown (#81613C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.98.

What is the RGB value of #786136?

#786136 is rgb(120, 97, 54) — red 120, green 97, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #786136?

#786136 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 55%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #786136 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #786136 scores 5.9:1 against white and 3.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #786136 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #786136 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.9, which is visibly different.

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