What color is #787937?

#787937 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787937?

The RGB value is 120, 121, 55: 120 red, 121 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787937?

The complementary color is #383779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787937?

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.

#787937 color

#787937 rgb(120, 121, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #787937 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.5% green and 21.6% blue (120, 121, 55).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#787937 color codes

HEX	`#787937`
RGB	`rgb(120, 121, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 55%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 55%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, -10.19, 35.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 36.99, 105.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.273, 17.944, 6.273)`
Decimal	`7895351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787937, 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 #787937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787937 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 #787937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787937; }
.text { color: #787937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 121 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787937, #577937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #787937?: #787937 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787937?: The RGB value is 120, 121, 55: 120 red, 121 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787937?: The complementary color is #383779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787937?: 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.