What color is #78906B?

#78906B 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 #78906B?

The RGB value is 120, 144, 107: 120 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78906B?

The complementary color is #836B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78906B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78906B color

#78906B rgb(120, 144, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #78906B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.5% green and 42% blue (120, 144, 107).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#78906B color codes

HEX	`#78906B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 144, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.08, -15.75, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.08, 23.12, 132.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.372, 25.001, 17.659)`
Decimal	`7901291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78906B, 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 #78906B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78906B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #78906B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78906b; }
.text { color: #78906b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78906b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 144 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78906b, #6b9071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #78906B?: #78906B 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 #78906B?: The RGB value is 120, 144, 107: 120 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78906B?: The complementary color is #836B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78906B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.