What color is #789074?

#789074 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789074?

The RGB value is 120, 144, 116: 120 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789074?

The complementary color is #8C7490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789074 color

#789074 rgb(120, 144, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #789074 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.5% green and 45.5% blue (120, 144, 116).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#789074 color codes

HEX	`#789074`
RGB	`rgb(120, 144, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.27, -14.17, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.27, 18.63, 139.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.871, 25.2, 20.284)`
Decimal	`7901300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789074, 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 #789074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #789074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789074; }
.text { color: #789074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 144 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789074, #74907e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #789074?: #789074 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789074?: The RGB value is 120, 144, 116: 120 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789074?: The complementary color is #8C7490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.