What color is #78755F?

#78755F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78755F?

The RGB value is 120, 117, 95: 120 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78755F?

The complementary color is #5F6278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78755F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78755F color

#78755F rgb(120, 117, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78755F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.9% green and 37.3% blue (120, 117, 95).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#78755F color codes

HEX	`#78755F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 117, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.94, -2.83, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.94, 12.89, 102.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.172, 17.542, 13.358)`
Decimal	`7894367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78755F, 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 #78755F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78755F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #78755F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78755f; }
.text { color: #78755f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78755f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 117 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78755f, #6f785f); }

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Questions

What color is #78755F?: #78755F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78755F?: The RGB value is 120, 117, 95: 120 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78755F?: The complementary color is #5F6278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78755F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.