What color is #787365?

#787365 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787365?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 101: 120 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787365?

The complementary color is #656A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787365 color

#787365 rgb(120, 115, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787365 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 39.6% blue (120, 115, 101).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#787365 color codes

HEX	`#787365`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -0.67, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 8.47, 94.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.225, 17.194, 14.773)`
Decimal	`7893861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787365, 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 #787365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #787365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787365; }
.text { color: #787365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787365, #747865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787365?: #787365 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787365?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 101: 120 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787365?: The complementary color is #656A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.