What color is #78917A?

#78917A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78917A?

The RGB value is 120, 145, 122: 120 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78917A?

The complementary color is #91788F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78917A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78917A color

#78917A rgb(120, 145, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #78917A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 56.9% green and 47.8% blue (120, 145, 122).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#78917A color codes

HEX	`#78917A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 145, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 56.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, -13.58, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 16.46, 145.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.383, 25.649, 22.233)`
Decimal	`7901562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78917A, 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 #78917A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78917A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #78917A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78917a; }
.text { color: #78917a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78917a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 145 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78917a, #789186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #78917A?: #78917A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78917A?: The RGB value is 120, 145, 122: 120 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78917A?: The complementary color is #91788F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78917A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.