What color is #787F63?

#787F63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F63?

The RGB value is 120, 127, 99: 120 red, 127 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787F63?

The complementary color is #6A637F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F63?

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.

#787F63 color

#787F63 rgb(120, 127, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #787F63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.8% green and 38.8% blue (120, 127, 99).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#787F63 color codes

HEX	`#787F63`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 22%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, -7.84, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 16.38, 118.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.587, 20.073, 14.75)`
Decimal	`7896931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F63, 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 #787F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F63 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 #787F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f63; }
.text { color: #787f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f63, #6a7f63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787F63?: #787F63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F63?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 99: 120 red, 127 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F63?: The complementary color is #6A637F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F63?: 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.