What color is #78775C?

#78775C 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 #78775C?

The RGB value is 120, 119, 92: 120 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78775C?

The complementary color is #5C5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78775C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78775C color

#78775C rgb(120, 119, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #78775C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.7% green and 36.1% blue (120, 119, 92).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#78775C color codes

HEX	`#78775C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 119, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, -4.45, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 15.68, 106.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.274, 17.96, 12.732)`
Decimal	`7894876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78775C, 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 #78775C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78775C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #78775C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78775c; }
.text { color: #78775c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78775c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 119 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78775c, #6b785c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78775C?: #78775C 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 #78775C?: The RGB value is 120, 119, 92: 120 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78775C?: The complementary color is #5C5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78775C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.