What color is #78835E?

#78835E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78835E?

The RGB value is 120, 131, 94: 120 red, 131 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78835E?

The complementary color is #695E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78835E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78835E color

#78835E rgb(120, 131, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #78835E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.4% green and 36.9% blue (120, 131, 94).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#78835E color codes

HEX	`#78835E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 131, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, -10.85, 18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 21.63, 120.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.882, 21.034, 13.705)`
Decimal	`7897950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78835E, 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 #78835E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78835E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #78835E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78835e; }
.text { color: #78835e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78835e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 131 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78835e, #66835e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #78835E?: #78835E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78835E?: The RGB value is 120, 131, 94: 120 red, 131 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78835E?: The complementary color is #695E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78835E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.