What color is #787865?

#787865 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787865?

The RGB value is 120, 120, 101: 120 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787865?

The complementary color is #656578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787865?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787865 color

#787865 rgb(120, 120, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787865 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.1% green and 39.6% blue (120, 120, 101).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% 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 4.67:1).

#787865 color codes

HEX	`#787865`
RGB	`rgb(120, 120, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, -3.55, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 11.05, 108.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.811, 18.366, 14.969)`
Decimal	`7895141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787865, 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 #787865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #787865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787865; }
.text { color: #787865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 120 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787865, #6f7865); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787865?: #787865 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787865?: The RGB value is 120, 120, 101: 120 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787865?: The complementary color is #656578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787865?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.