What color is #786C27?

#786C27 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 #786C27?

The RGB value is 120, 108, 39: 120 red, 108 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786C27?

The complementary color is #273378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786C27 color

#786C27 rgb(120, 108, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #786C27 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.4% green and 15.3% blue (120, 108, 39).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 51% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 68% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#786C27 color codes

HEX	`#786C27`
RGB	`rgb(120, 108, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 51%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 68%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 68%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, -4.15, 39.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 39.25, 96.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.475, 14.865, 4.079)`
Decimal	`7892007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786C27, 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 #786C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #786C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786c27; }
.text { color: #786c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 108 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786c27, #5c7827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #786C27?: #786C27 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 #786C27?: The RGB value is 120, 108, 39: 120 red, 108 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786C27?: The complementary color is #273378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.