What color is #78866A?

#78866A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78866A?

The RGB value is 120, 134, 106: 120 red, 134 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78866A?

The complementary color is #786A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78866A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78866A color

#78866A rgb(120, 134, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #78866A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.5% green and 41.6% blue (120, 134, 106).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#78866A color codes

HEX	`#78866A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 134, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, -10.53, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 17.04, 128.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.872, 22.084, 16.901)`
Decimal	`7898730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78866A, 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 #78866A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78866A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #78866A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78866a; }
.text { color: #78866a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78866a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 134 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78866a, #6a866a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #78866A?: #78866A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78866A?: The RGB value is 120, 134, 106: 120 red, 134 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78866A?: The complementary color is #786A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78866A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.