What color is #786C30?

#786C30 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786C30?

The RGB value is 120, 108, 48: 120 red, 108 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786C30?

The complementary color is #303C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786C30 color

#786C30 rgb(120, 108, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #786C30 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 42.4% green and 18.8% blue (120, 108, 48).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 43% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#786C30 color codes

HEX	`#786C30`
RGB	`rgb(120, 108, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 42.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 43%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 60%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, -3.47, 34.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 34.85, 95.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.642, 14.932, 4.959)`
Decimal	`7892016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786C30, 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 #786C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #786C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786c30; }
.text { color: #786c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 108 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786c30, #607830); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #786C30?: #786C30 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786C30?: The RGB value is 120, 108, 48: 120 red, 108 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786C30?: The complementary color is #303C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.