What color is #78895B?

#78895B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78895B?

The RGB value is 120, 137, 91: 120 red, 137 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78895B?

The complementary color is #6C5B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78895B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78895B color

#78895B rgb(120, 137, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #78895B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.7% green and 35.7% blue (120, 137, 91).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#78895B color codes

HEX	`#78895B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 137, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, -14.56, 22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 26.96, 122.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.58, 22.64, 13.287)`
Decimal	`7899483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78895B, 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 #78895B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78895B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #78895B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78895b; }
.text { color: #78895b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78895b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 137 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78895b, #61895b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #78895B?: #78895B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78895B?: The RGB value is 120, 137, 91: 120 red, 137 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78895B?: The complementary color is #6C5B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78895B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.