What color is #786E38?

#786E38 is a dark, desaturated yellow known as Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Garden Weed?

The RGB value is 120, 110, 56: 120 red, 110 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Garden Weed?

The complementary color is #384278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Garden Weed color: hex code #786E38

#786E38 rgb(120, 110, 56)

Shades of yellow

Garden Weed has the hex code #786E38. It is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.1% green and 22% blue (120, 110, 56).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 53% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

Garden Weed (#786E38) color codes

HEX	`#786E38`
RGB	`rgb(120, 110, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 53%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 53%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.22, -3.9, 31.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.22, 31.49, 97.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.036, 15.431, 5.98)`
Decimal	`7892536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Garden Weed, 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 #786E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #786E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786e38; }
.text { color: #786e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 110 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786e38, #627838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

See #786E38 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #786E38?: #786E38 is a dark, desaturated yellow known as Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Garden Weed?: The RGB value is 120, 110, 56: 120 red, 110 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Garden Weed?: The complementary color is #384278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.