What color is #78907B?

#78907B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78907B?

The RGB value is 120, 144, 123: 120 red, 144 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78907B?

The complementary color is #90788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78907B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78907B color

#78907B rgb(120, 144, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #78907B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.5% green and 48.2% blue (120, 144, 123).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#78907B color codes

HEX	`#78907B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 144, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, -12.85, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 15.33, 146.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.293, 25.369, 22.51)`
Decimal	`7901307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78907B, 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 #78907B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78907B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #78907B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78907b; }
.text { color: #78907b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78907b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 144 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78907b, #789087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #78907B?: #78907B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78907B?: The RGB value is 120, 144, 123: 120 red, 144 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78907B?: The complementary color is #90788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78907B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.