What color is #787F6A?

#787F6A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787F6A?

The RGB value is 120, 127, 106: 120 red, 127 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787F6A?

The complementary color is #716A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787F6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787F6A color

#787F6A rgb(120, 127, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787F6A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.8% green and 41.6% blue (120, 127, 106).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#787F6A color codes

HEX	`#787F6A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 127, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, -6.64, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 12.47, 122.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.936, 20.212, 16.589)`
Decimal	`7896938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787F6A, 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 #787F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #787F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787f6a; }
.text { color: #787f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 127 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787f6a, #6e7f6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787F6A?: #787F6A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787F6A?: The RGB value is 120, 127, 106: 120 red, 127 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787F6A?: The complementary color is #716A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787F6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.