What color is #787054?

#787054 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 #787054?

The RGB value is 120, 112, 84: 120 red, 112 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787054?

The complementary color is #545C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787054 color

#787054 rgb(120, 112, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #787054 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 43.9% green and 32.9% blue (120, 112, 84).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#787054 color codes

HEX	`#787054`
RGB	`rgb(120, 112, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 43.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.26, -1.65, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.26, 16.81, 95.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.14, 16.222, 10.719)`
Decimal	`7893076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787054, 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 #787054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #787054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787054; }
.text { color: #787054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 112 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787054, #6e7854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787054?: #787054 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 #787054?: The RGB value is 120, 112, 84: 120 red, 112 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787054?: The complementary color is #545C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.