What color is #78765A?

#78765A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78765A?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 90: 120 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78765A?

The complementary color is #5A5C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78765A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78765A color

#78765A rgb(120, 118, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #78765A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 35.3% blue (120, 118, 90).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#78765A color codes

HEX	`#78765A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, -4.2, 15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 16.3, 104.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.07, 17.688, 12.239)`
Decimal	`7894618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78765A, 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 #78765A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78765A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #78765A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78765a; }
.text { color: #78765a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78765a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78765a, #6b785a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78765A?: #78765A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78765A?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 90: 120 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78765A?: The complementary color is #5A5C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78765A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.