What color is #788064?

#788064 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 #788064?

The RGB value is 120, 128, 100: 120 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788064?

The complementary color is #6C6480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788064 color

#788064 rgb(120, 128, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #788064 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.2% green and 39.2% blue (120, 128, 100).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 12% saturation and 45% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#788064 color codes

HEX	`#788064`
RGB	`rgb(120, 128, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 22%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.23, -8.23, 14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.23, 16.45, 120.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.765, 20.352, 15.046)`
Decimal	`7897188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788064, 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 #788064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #788064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788064; }
.text { color: #788064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 128 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788064, #6a8064); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788064?: #788064 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 #788064?: The RGB value is 120, 128, 100: 120 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788064?: The complementary color is #6C6480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.