What color is #787566?

#787566 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787566?

The RGB value is 120, 117, 102: 120 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787566?

The complementary color is #666978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787566 color

#787566 rgb(120, 117, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787566 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.9% green and 40% blue (120, 117, 102).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% 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 4.63:1).

#787566 color codes

HEX	`#787566`
RGB	`rgb(120, 117, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, -1.65, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 8.85, 100.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.505, 17.675, 15.11)`
Decimal	`7894374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787566, 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 #787566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #787566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787566; }
.text { color: #787566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 117 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787566, #727866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #787566?: #787566 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787566?: The RGB value is 120, 117, 102: 120 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787566?: The complementary color is #666978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.