What color is #78925E?

#78925E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78925E?

The RGB value is 120, 146, 94: 120 red, 146 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78925E?

The complementary color is #785E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78925E?

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.

#78925E color

#78925E rgb(120, 146, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #78925E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 57.3% green and 36.9% blue (120, 146, 94).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#78925E color codes

HEX	`#78925E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 146, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 57.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 36%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.42, -18.86, 24.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.42, 31.03, 127.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.045, 25.359, 14.426)`
Decimal	`7901790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78925E, 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 #78925E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78925E 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 #78925E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78925e; }
.text { color: #78925e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78925e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 146 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78925e, #5e925e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #78925E?: #78925E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78925E?: The RGB value is 120, 146, 94: 120 red, 146 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78925E?: The complementary color is #785E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78925E?: 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.