What color is #788255?

#788255 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788255?

The RGB value is 120, 130, 85: 120 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788255?

The complementary color is #5F5582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788255?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788255 color

#788255 rgb(120, 130, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #788255 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51% green and 33.3% blue (120, 130, 85).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#788255 color codes

HEX	`#788255`
RGB	`rgb(120, 130, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, -11.63, 23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 25.94, 116.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.368, 20.614, 11.657)`
Decimal	`7897685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788255, 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 #788255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #788255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788255; }
.text { color: #788255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 130 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788255, #628255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #788255?: #788255 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788255?: The RGB value is 120, 130, 85: 120 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788255?: The complementary color is #5F5582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788255?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.