What color is #788D78?

#788D78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788D78?

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

What is the complementary color of #788D78?

The complementary color is #8D788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788D78 color

#788D78 rgb(120, 141, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #788D78 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#788D78 color codes

HEX	`#788D78`
RGB	`rgb(120, 141, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 55.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -11.8, 8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 14.67, 143.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.66, 24.399, 21.387)`
Decimal	`7900536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788D78, 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 #788D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #788D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788d78; }
.text { color: #788d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 141 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788d78, #788d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #788D78?: #788D78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788D78?: The RGB value is 120, 141, 120: 120 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788D78?: The complementary color is #8D788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.