What color is #787348?

#787348 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 #787348?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 72: 120 red, 115 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787348?

The complementary color is #484D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787348 color

#787348 rgb(120, 115, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #787348 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 28.2% blue (120, 115, 72).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#787348 color codes

HEX	`#787348`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, -4.99, 24.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 25, 101.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.046, 16.723, 8.565)`
Decimal	`7893832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787348, 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 #787348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #787348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787348; }
.text { color: #787348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787348, #657848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787348?: #787348 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 #787348?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 72: 120 red, 115 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787348?: The complementary color is #484D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.