What color is #787259?

#787259 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 #787259?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 89: 120 red, 114 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787259?

The complementary color is #595F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787259 color

#787259 rgb(120, 114, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #787259 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 34.9% blue (120, 114, 89).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#787259 color codes

HEX	`#787259`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -2.05, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 14.87, 97.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.566, 16.749, 11.862)`
Decimal	`7893593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787259, 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 #787259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #787259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787259; }
.text { color: #787259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787259, #6f7859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787259?: #787259 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 #787259?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 89: 120 red, 114 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787259?: The complementary color is #595F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.