What color is #786E43?

#786E43 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786E43?

The RGB value is 120, 110, 67: 120 red, 110 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786E43?

The complementary color is #434D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786E43 color

#786E43 rgb(120, 110, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #786E43 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.1% green and 26.3% blue (120, 110, 67).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#786E43 color codes

HEX	`#786E43`
RGB	`rgb(120, 110, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.38, -2.73, 25.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.38, 25.51, 96.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.335, 15.551, 7.556)`
Decimal	`7892547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786E43, 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 #786E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #786E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786e43; }
.text { color: #786e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 110 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786e43, #687843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #786E43?: #786E43 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786E43?: The RGB value is 120, 110, 67: 120 red, 110 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786E43?: The complementary color is #434D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.