What color is #787F61?

#787F61 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F61?

The RGB value is 120, 127, 97: 120 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787F61?

The complementary color is #68617F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787F61 color

#787F61 rgb(120, 127, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #787F61 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.8% green and 38% blue (120, 127, 97).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#787F61 color codes

HEX	`#787F61`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.88, -8.16, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.88, 17.5, 117.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.493, 20.035, 14.253)`
Decimal	`7896929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F61, 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 #787F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #787F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f61; }
.text { color: #787f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f61, #697f61); }

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Questions

What color is #787F61?: #787F61 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F61?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 97: 120 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F61?: The complementary color is #68617F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.