What color is #787247?

#787247 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787247?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 71: 120 red, 114 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787247?

The complementary color is #474D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787247 color

#787247 rgb(120, 114, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #787247 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 27.8% blue (120, 114, 71).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#787247 color codes

HEX	`#787247`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -4.54, 24.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 25.08, 100.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.901, 16.483, 8.357)`
Decimal	`7893575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787247, 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 #787247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #787247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787247; }
.text { color: #787247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787247, #657847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787247?: #787247 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787247?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 71: 120 red, 114 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787247?: The complementary color is #474D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.