What color is #78886E?

#78886E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78886E?

The RGB value is 120, 136, 110: 120 red, 136 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78886E?

The complementary color is #7E6E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78886E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78886E color

#78886E rgb(120, 136, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #78886E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.3% green and 43.1% blue (120, 136, 110).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#78886E color codes

HEX	`#78886E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 136, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -10.92, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 16.26, 132.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.364, 22.727, 18.115)`
Decimal	`7899246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78886E, 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 #78886E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78886E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #78886E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78886e; }
.text { color: #78886e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78886e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 136 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78886e, #6e8871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #78886E?: #78886E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78886E?: The RGB value is 120, 136, 110: 120 red, 136 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78886E?: The complementary color is #7E6E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78886E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.