What color is #786F37?

#786F37 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 #786F37?

The RGB value is 120, 111, 55: 120 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786F37?

The complementary color is #374078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786F37 color

#786F37 rgb(120, 111, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #786F37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.5% green and 21.6% blue (120, 111, 55).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#786F37 color codes

HEX	`#786F37`
RGB	`rgb(120, 111, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, -4.57, 32.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 32.44, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.12, 15.638, 5.888)`
Decimal	`7892791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786F37, 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 #786F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #786F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786f37; }
.text { color: #786f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 111 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786f37, #617837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #786F37?: #786F37 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 #786F37?: The RGB value is 120, 111, 55: 120 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786F37?: The complementary color is #374078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.