What color is #789179?

#789179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789179?

The RGB value is 120, 145, 121: 120 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789179?

The complementary color is #917890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789179 color

#789179 rgb(120, 145, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #789179 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (120, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#789179 color codes

HEX	`#789179`
RGB	`rgb(120, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.68, -13.77, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.68, 16.92, 144.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.322, 25.624, 21.908)`
Decimal	`7901561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789179, 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 #789179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #789179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789179; }
.text { color: #789179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789179, #789185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #789179?: #789179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789179?: The RGB value is 120, 145, 121: 120 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789179?: The complementary color is #917890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.