What color is #78734E?

#78734E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78734E?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 78: 120 red, 115 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78734E?

The complementary color is #4E5378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78734E?

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.

#78734E color

#78734E rgb(120, 115, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #78734E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 30.6% blue (120, 115, 78).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#78734E color codes

HEX	`#78734E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, -4.21, 21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 21.62, 101.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.252, 16.805, 9.646)`
Decimal	`7893838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78734E, 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 #78734E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78734E 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 #78734E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78734e; }
.text { color: #78734e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78734e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78734e, #68784e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78734E?: #78734E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78734E?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 78: 120 red, 115 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78734E?: The complementary color is #4E5378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78734E?: 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.