What color is #778513?

#778513 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778513?

The RGB value is 119, 133, 19: 119 red, 133 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778513?

The complementary color is #211385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778513?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778513 color

#778513 rgb(119, 133, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #778513 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.2% green and 7.5% blue (119, 133, 19).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 75% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#778513 color codes

HEX	`#778513`
RGB	`rgb(119, 133, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 75%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 86%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 86%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, -19.26, 53.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 56.58, 109.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.113, 20.744, 3.771)`
Decimal	`7832851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778513, 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 #778513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #778513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778513; }
.text { color: #778513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 133 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778513, #3e8513); }

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Questions

What color is #778513?: #778513 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778513?: The RGB value is 119, 133, 19: 119 red, 133 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778513?: The complementary color is #211385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778513?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.