What color is #786F4E?

#786F4E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786F4E?

The RGB value is 120, 111, 78: 120 red, 111 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786F4E?

The complementary color is #4E5778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786F4E color

#786F4E rgb(120, 111, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #786F4E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.5% green and 30.6% blue (120, 111, 78).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#786F4E color codes

HEX	`#786F4E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 111, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, -1.92, 19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 19.77, 95.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.806, 15.912, 9.498)`
Decimal	`7892814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786F4E, 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 #786F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #786F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786f4e; }
.text { color: #786f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 111 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786f4e, #6c784e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #786F4E?: #786F4E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786F4E?: The RGB value is 120, 111, 78: 120 red, 111 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786F4E?: The complementary color is #4E5778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.