What color is #78704D?

#78704D 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 #78704D?

The RGB value is 120, 112, 77: 120 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78704D?

The complementary color is #4D5578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78704D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78704D color

#78704D rgb(120, 112, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78704D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.9% green and 30.2% blue (120, 112, 77).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#78704D color codes

HEX	`#78704D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 112, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.13, -2.63, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.13, 20.78, 97.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.88, 16.118, 9.347)`
Decimal	`7893069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78704D, 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 #78704D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78704D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #78704D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78704d; }
.text { color: #78704d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78704d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 112 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78704d, #6a784d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78704D?: #78704D 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 #78704D?: The RGB value is 120, 112, 77: 120 red, 112 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78704D?: The complementary color is #4D5578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78704D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.