What color is #787150?

#787150 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787150?

The RGB value is 120, 113, 80: 120 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787150?

The complementary color is #505778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787150?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787150 color

#787150 rgb(120, 113, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #787150 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.3% green and 31.4% blue (120, 113, 80).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#787150 color codes

HEX	`#787150`
RGB	`rgb(120, 113, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.47, -2.8, 19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.47, 19.54, 98.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.099, 16.383, 9.955)`
Decimal	`7893328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787150, 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 #787150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #787150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787150; }
.text { color: #787150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 113 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787150, #6b7850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787150?: #787150 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787150?: The RGB value is 120, 113, 80: 120 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787150?: The complementary color is #505778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787150?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.