What color is #78784C?

#78784C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78784C?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 76: 120 red, 120 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78784C?

The complementary color is #4C4C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78784C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78784C color

#78784C rgb(120, 120, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #78784C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 29.8% blue (120, 120, 76).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#78784C color codes

HEX	`#78784C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, -7.31, 24.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 25.28, 106.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.767, 17.948, 9.47)`
Decimal	`7895116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78784C, 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 #78784C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78784C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #78784C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78784c; }
.text { color: #78784c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78784c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78784c, #62784c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78784C?: #78784C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78784C?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 76: 120 red, 120 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78784C?: The complementary color is #4C4C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78784C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.