What color is #788D64?

#788D64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788D64?

The RGB value is 120, 141, 100: 120 red, 141 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788D64?

The complementary color is #79648D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788D64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788D64 color

#788D64 rgb(120, 141, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #788D64 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 55.3% green and 39.2% blue (120, 141, 100).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#788D64 color codes

HEX	`#788D64`
RGB	`rgb(120, 141, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 55.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.05, -15.31, 19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.05, 24.76, 128.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.57, 23.963, 15.648)`
Decimal	`7900516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788D64, 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 #788D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #788D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788d64; }
.text { color: #788d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 141 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788d64, #648d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #788D64?: #788D64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788D64?: The RGB value is 120, 141, 100: 120 red, 141 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788D64?: The complementary color is #79648D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788D64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.