What color is #788873?

#788873 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788873?

The RGB value is 120, 136, 115: 120 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788873?

The complementary color is #837388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788873 color

#788873 rgb(120, 136, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #788873 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.3% green and 45.1% blue (120, 136, 115).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#788873 color codes

HEX	`#788873`
RGB	`rgb(120, 136, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, -10.01, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 13.69, 136.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.644, 22.839, 19.59)`
Decimal	`7899251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788873, 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 #788873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #788873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788873; }
.text { color: #788873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 136 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788873, #738879); }

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Questions

What color is #788873?: #788873 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788873?: The RGB value is 120, 136, 115: 120 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788873?: The complementary color is #837388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.