What color is #78785F?

#78785F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78785F?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 95: 120 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78785F?

The complementary color is #5F5F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78785F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78785F color

#78785F rgb(120, 120, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #78785F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 37.3% blue (120, 120, 95).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#78785F color codes

HEX	`#78785F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, -4.55, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 14.51, 108.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.528, 18.252, 13.477)`
Decimal	`7895135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78785F, 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 #78785F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78785F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #78785F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78785f; }
.text { color: #78785f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78785f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78785f, #6c785f); }

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Questions

What color is #78785F?: #78785F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78785F?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 95: 120 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78785F?: The complementary color is #5F5F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78785F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.