What color is #78725B?

#78725B 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 #78725B?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 91: 120 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78725B?

The complementary color is #5B6178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78725B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78725B color

#78725B rgb(120, 114, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78725B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 35.7% blue (120, 114, 91).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#78725B color codes

HEX	`#78725B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, -1.74, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 13.72, 97.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.651, 16.783, 12.311)`
Decimal	`7893595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78725B, 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 #78725B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78725B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #78725B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78725b; }
.text { color: #78725b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78725b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78725b, #6f785b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78725B?: #78725B 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 #78725B?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 91: 120 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78725B?: The complementary color is #5B6178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78725B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.