What color is #788562?

#788562 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 #788562?

The RGB value is 120, 133, 98: 120 red, 133 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788562?

The complementary color is #6F6285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788562 color

#788562 rgb(120, 133, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #788562 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.2% green and 38.4% blue (120, 133, 98).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#788562 color codes

HEX	`#788562`
RGB	`rgb(120, 133, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, -11.32, 17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 20.7, 123.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.338, 21.65, 14.766)`
Decimal	`7898466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788562, 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 #788562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #788562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788562; }
.text { color: #788562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 133 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788562, #668562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #788562?: #788562 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 #788562?: The RGB value is 120, 133, 98: 120 red, 133 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788562?: The complementary color is #6F6285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.