What color is #788268?

#788268 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 #788268?

The RGB value is 120, 130, 104: 120 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788268?

The complementary color is #726882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788268 color

#788268 rgb(120, 130, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #788268 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51% green and 40.8% blue (120, 130, 104).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#788268 color codes

HEX	`#788268`
RGB	`rgb(120, 130, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, -8.66, 12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 15.51, 123.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.227, 20.958, 16.179)`
Decimal	`7897704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788268, 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 #788268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #788268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788268; }
.text { color: #788268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 130 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788268, #6b8268); }

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Questions

What color is #788268?: #788268 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 #788268?: The RGB value is 120, 130, 104: 120 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788268?: The complementary color is #726882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.