What color is #78765B?

#78765B 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 #78765B?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 91: 120 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78765B?

The complementary color is #5B5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78765B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78765B color

#78765B rgb(120, 118, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #78765B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 35.7% blue (120, 118, 91).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#78765B color codes

HEX	`#78765B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, -4.04, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 15.72, 104.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.112, 17.706, 12.464)`
Decimal	`7894619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78765B, 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 #78765B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78765B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #78765B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78765b; }
.text { color: #78765b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78765b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78765b, #6b785b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78765B?: #78765B 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 #78765B?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 91: 120 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78765B?: The complementary color is #5B5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78765B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.