What color is #786B21?

#786B21 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786B21?

The RGB value is 120, 107, 33: 120 red, 107 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786B21?

The complementary color is #212E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786B21 color

#786B21 rgb(120, 107, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #786B21 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42% green and 12.9% blue (120, 107, 33).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 57% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 73% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#786B21 color codes

HEX	`#786B21`
RGB	`rgb(120, 107, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 57%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 73%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 73%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.11, -3.95, 41.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.11, 41.59, 95.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.279, 14.619, 3.561)`
Decimal	`7891745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786B21, 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 #786B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #786B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786b21; }
.text { color: #786b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 107 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786b21, #5a7821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #786B21?: #786B21 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786B21?: The RGB value is 120, 107, 33: 120 red, 107 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786B21?: The complementary color is #212E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.