What color is #788F7E?

#788F7E 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 #788F7E?

The RGB value is 120, 143, 126: 120 red, 143 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788F7E?

The complementary color is #8F7889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788F7E color

#788F7E rgb(120, 143, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #788F7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.1% green and 49.4% blue (120, 143, 126).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#788F7E color codes

HEX	`#788F7E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 143, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, -11.72, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 13.32, 151.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.333, 25.144, 23.464)`
Decimal	`7901054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788F7E, 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 #788F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #788F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788f7e; }
.text { color: #788f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 143 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788f7e, #788f8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #788F7E?: #788F7E 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 #788F7E?: The RGB value is 120, 143, 126: 120 red, 143 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788F7E?: The complementary color is #8F7889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.