What color is #788235?

#788235 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788235?

The RGB value is 120, 130, 53: 120 red, 130 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788235?

The complementary color is #3F3582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788235?

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.

#788235 color

#788235 rgb(120, 130, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #788235 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51% green and 20.8% blue (120, 130, 53).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 42% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#788235 color codes

HEX	`#788235`
RGB	`rgb(120, 130, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 42%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 59%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 59%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, -15.25, 39.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 42.43, 111.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.371, 20.216, 6.407)`
Decimal	`7897653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788235, 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 #788235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788235 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 #788235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788235; }
.text { color: #788235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 130 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788235, #528235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #788235?: #788235 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788235?: The RGB value is 120, 130, 53: 120 red, 130 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788235?: The complementary color is #3F3582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788235?: 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.