What color is #787761?

#787761 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787761?

The RGB value is 120, 119, 97: 120 red, 119 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787761?

The complementary color is #616278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787761?

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

#787761 color

#787761 rgb(120, 119, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787761 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.7% green and 38% blue (120, 119, 97).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#787761 color codes

HEX	`#787761`
RGB	`rgb(120, 119, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, -3.65, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 12.8, 106.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.5, 18.05, 13.922)`
Decimal	`7894881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787761, 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 #787761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #787761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787761; }
.text { color: #787761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 119 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787761, #6d7861); }

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Questions

What color is #787761?: #787761 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787761?: The RGB value is 120, 119, 97: 120 red, 119 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787761?: The complementary color is #616278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787761?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.