What color is #78744E?

#78744E 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 #78744E?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 78: 120 red, 116 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78744E?

The complementary color is #4E5278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78744E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78744E color

#78744E rgb(120, 116, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #78744E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 30.6% blue (120, 116, 78).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% 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 4.77:1).

#78744E color codes

HEX	`#78744E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, -4.78, 21.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 22.11, 102.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.366, 17.034, 9.685)`
Decimal	`7894094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78744E, 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 #78744E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78744E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #78744E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78744e; }
.text { color: #78744e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78744e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78744e, #67784e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78744E?: #78744E 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 #78744E?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 78: 120 red, 116 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78744E?: The complementary color is #4E5278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78744E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.