What color is #787361?

#787361 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787361?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 97: 120 red, 115 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787361?

The complementary color is #616678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787361 color

#787361 rgb(120, 115, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787361 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 38% blue (120, 115, 97).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#787361 color codes

HEX	`#787361`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.41, -1.35, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.41, 10.75, 97.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.034, 17.118, 13.766)`
Decimal	`7893857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787361, 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 #787361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #787361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787361; }
.text { color: #787361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787361, #727861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787361?: #787361 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787361?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 97: 120 red, 115 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787361?: The complementary color is #616678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.