What color is #78665F?

#78665F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78665F?

The RGB value is 120, 102, 95: 120 red, 102 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78665F?

The complementary color is #5F7178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78665F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78665F color

#78665F rgb(120, 102, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78665F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40% green and 37.3% blue (120, 102, 95).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#78665F color codes

HEX	`#78665F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 102, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 5.95, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 8.89, 48.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.563, 14.322, 12.822)`
Decimal	`7890527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78665F, 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 #78665F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78665F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #78665F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78665f; }
.text { color: #78665f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78665f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 102 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78665f, #78735f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #78665F?: #78665F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78665F?: The RGB value is 120, 102, 95: 120 red, 102 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78665F?: The complementary color is #5F7178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78665F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.