What color is #787A60?

#787A60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787A60?

The RGB value is 120, 122, 96: 120 red, 122 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787A60?

The complementary color is #62607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787A60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787A60 color

#787A60 rgb(120, 122, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #787A60 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 47.8% green and 37.6% blue (120, 122, 96).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#787A60 color codes

HEX	`#787A60`
RGB	`rgb(120, 122, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 47.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, -5.52, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 15.07, 111.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.816, 18.757, 13.799)`
Decimal	`7895648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787A60, 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 #787A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #787A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787a60; }
.text { color: #787a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 122 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787a60, #6b7a60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787A60?: #787A60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787A60?: The RGB value is 120, 122, 96: 120 red, 122 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787A60?: The complementary color is #62607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787A60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.