What color is #78806B?

#78806B 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 #78806B?

The RGB value is 120, 128, 107: 120 red, 128 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78806B?

The complementary color is #736B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78806B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78806B color

#78806B rgb(120, 128, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78806B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 50.2% green and 42% blue (120, 128, 107).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#78806B color codes

HEX	`#78806B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 128, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 50.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -7.02, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 12.56, 124)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.118, 20.493, 16.908)`
Decimal	`7897195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78806B, 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 #78806B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78806B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #78806B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78806b; }
.text { color: #78806b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78806b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 128 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78806b, #6e806b); }

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Questions

What color is #78806B?: #78806B 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 #78806B?: The RGB value is 120, 128, 107: 120 red, 128 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78806B?: The complementary color is #736B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78806B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.