What color is #787660?

#787660 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787660?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 96: 120 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787660?

The complementary color is #606278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787660 color

#787660 rgb(120, 118, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787660 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 37.6% blue (120, 118, 96).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#787660 color codes

HEX	`#787660`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -3.24, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 12.84, 104.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.335, 17.795, 13.638)`
Decimal	`7894624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787660, 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 #787660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #787660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787660; }
.text { color: #787660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787660, #6e7860); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787660?: #787660 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787660?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 96: 120 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787660?: The complementary color is #606278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.