What color is #78856E?

#78856E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78856E?

The RGB value is 120, 133, 110: 120 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78856E?

The complementary color is #7B6E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78856E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78856E color

#78856E rgb(120, 133, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #78856E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (120, 133, 110).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#78856E color codes

HEX	`#78856E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 133, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -9.27, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 14.25, 130.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.947, 21.894, 17.977)`
Decimal	`7898478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78856E, 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 #78856E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78856E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #78856E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78856e; }
.text { color: #78856e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78856e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 133 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78856e, #6e8570); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78856E?: #78856E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78856E?: The RGB value is 120, 133, 110: 120 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78856E?: The complementary color is #7B6E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78856E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.