What color is #78704B?

#78704B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78704B?

The RGB value is 120, 112, 75: 120 red, 112 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78704B?

The complementary color is #4B5378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78704B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78704B color

#78704B rgb(120, 112, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78704B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.9% green and 29.4% blue (120, 112, 75).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#78704B color codes

HEX	`#78704B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 112, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -2.89, 21.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 21.91, 97.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.81, 16.09, 8.981)`
Decimal	`7893067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78704B, 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 #78704B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78704B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #78704B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78704b; }
.text { color: #78704b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78704b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 112 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78704b, #6a784b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78704B?: #78704B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78704B?: The RGB value is 120, 112, 75: 120 red, 112 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78704B?: The complementary color is #4B5378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78704B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.