What color is #787464?

#787464 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787464?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 100: 120 red, 116 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787464?

The complementary color is #646878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787464 color

#787464 rgb(120, 116, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787464 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 39.2% blue (120, 116, 100).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#787464 color codes

HEX	`#787464`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, -1.42, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 9.51, 98.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.291, 17.404, 14.555)`
Decimal	`7894116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787464, 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 #787464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #787464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787464; }
.text { color: #787464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787464, #727864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787464?: #787464 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787464?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 100: 120 red, 116 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787464?: The complementary color is #646878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.