What color is #76785A?

#76785A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76785A?

The RGB value is 118, 120, 90: 118 red, 120 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76785A?

The complementary color is #5C5A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76785A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76785A color

#76785A rgb(118, 120, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #76785A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 47.1% green and 35.3% blue (118, 120, 90).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#76785A color codes

HEX	`#76785A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 120, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 47.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, -6.16, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 17.4, 110.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.033, 18.023, 12.305)`
Decimal	`7764058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76785A, 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 #76785A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76785A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #76785A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76785a; }
.text { color: #76785a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76785a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 120 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76785a, #67785a); }

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Questions

What color is #76785A?: #76785A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76785A?: The RGB value is 118, 120, 90: 118 red, 120 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76785A?: The complementary color is #5C5A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76785A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.