What color is #787261?

#787261 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787261?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 97: 120 red, 114 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787261?

The complementary color is #616778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787261 color

#787261 rgb(120, 114, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787261 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 38% blue (120, 114, 97).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#787261 color codes

HEX	`#787261`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, -0.77, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 10.3, 94.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.921, 16.891, 13.729)`
Decimal	`7893601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787261, 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 #787261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #787261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787261; }
.text { color: #787261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787261, #727861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787261?: #787261 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787261?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 97: 120 red, 114 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787261?: The complementary color is #616778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.