What color is #787C60?

#787C60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787C60?

The RGB value is 120, 124, 96: 120 red, 124 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787C60?

The complementary color is #64607C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787C60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787C60 color

#787C60 rgb(120, 124, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #787C60 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.6% green and 37.6% blue (120, 124, 96).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#787C60 color codes

HEX	`#787C60`
RGB	`rgb(120, 124, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -6.65, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 16.25, 114.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.065, 19.253, 13.881)`
Decimal	`7896160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787C60, 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 #787C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #787C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787c60; }
.text { color: #787c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 124 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787c60, #6a7c60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787C60?: #787C60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787C60?: The RGB value is 120, 124, 96: 120 red, 124 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787C60?: The complementary color is #64607C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787C60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.