What color is #788370?

#788370 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788370?

The RGB value is 120, 131, 112: 120 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788370?

The complementary color is #7B7083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788370 color

#788370 rgb(120, 131, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #788370 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.4% green and 43.9% blue (120, 131, 112).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#788370 color codes

HEX	`#788370`
RGB	`rgb(120, 131, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, -7.8, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 11.84, 131.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.786, 21.395, 18.466)`
Decimal	`7897968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788370, 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 #788370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #788370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788370; }
.text { color: #788370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 131 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788370, #708371); }

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Questions

What color is #788370?: #788370 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788370?: The RGB value is 120, 131, 112: 120 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788370?: The complementary color is #7B7083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.