What color is #78735F?

#78735F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78735F?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 95: 120 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78735F?

The complementary color is #5F6478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78735F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78735F color

#78735F rgb(120, 115, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78735F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (120, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#78735F color codes

HEX	`#78735F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, -1.68, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 11.9, 98.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.942, 17.081, 13.281)`
Decimal	`7893855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78735F, 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 #78735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #78735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78735f; }
.text { color: #78735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78735f, #71785f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78735F?: #78735F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78735F?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 95: 120 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78735F?: The complementary color is #5F6478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78735F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.