What color is #78906E?

#78906E 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 #78906E?

The RGB value is 120, 144, 110: 120 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78906E?

The complementary color is #866E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78906E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78906E color

#78906E rgb(120, 144, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #78906E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.5% green and 43.1% blue (120, 144, 110).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#78906E color codes

HEX	`#78906E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 144, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, -15.24, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 21.61, 134.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.533, 25.065, 18.505)`
Decimal	`7901294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78906E, 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 #78906E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78906E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #78906E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78906e; }
.text { color: #78906e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78906e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 144 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78906e, #6e9075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #78906E?: #78906E 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 #78906E?: The RGB value is 120, 144, 110: 120 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78906E?: The complementary color is #866E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78906E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.