What color is #787B60?

#787B60 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 #787B60?

The RGB value is 120, 123, 96: 120 red, 123 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787B60?

The complementary color is #63607B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787B60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787B60 color

#787B60 rgb(120, 123, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #787B60 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.2% green and 37.6% blue (120, 123, 96).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#787B60 color codes

HEX	`#787B60`
RGB	`rgb(120, 123, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 22%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, -6.08, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 15.66, 112.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.94, 19.004, 13.84)`
Decimal	`7895904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787B60, 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 #787B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #787B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787b60; }
.text { color: #787b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 123 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787b60, #6a7b60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787B60?: #787B60 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 #787B60?: The RGB value is 120, 123, 96: 120 red, 123 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787B60?: The complementary color is #63607B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787B60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.