What color is #78846B?

#78846B 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 #78846B?

The RGB value is 120, 132, 107: 120 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78846B?

The complementary color is #776B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78846B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78846B color

#78846B rgb(120, 132, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #78846B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (120, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#78846B color codes

HEX	`#78846B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.55, -9.25, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.55, 15.19, 127.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.65, 21.557, 17.085)`
Decimal	`7898219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78846B, 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 #78846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78846B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #78846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78846b; }
.text { color: #78846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78846b, #6b846b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78846B?: #78846B 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 #78846B?: The RGB value is 120, 132, 107: 120 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78846B?: The complementary color is #776B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78846B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.