What color is #78715B?

#78715B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78715B?

The RGB value is 120, 113, 91: 120 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78715B?

The complementary color is #5B6278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78715B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78715B color

#78715B rgb(120, 113, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78715B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (120, 113, 91).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#78715B color codes

HEX	`#78715B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 113, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, -1.17, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 13.27, 95.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.539, 16.559, 12.273)`
Decimal	`7893339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78715B, 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 #78715B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78715B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #78715B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78715b; }
.text { color: #78715b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78715b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 113 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78715b, #71785b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78715B?: #78715B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78715B?: The RGB value is 120, 113, 91: 120 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78715B?: The complementary color is #5B6278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78715B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.