What color is #78927C?

#78927C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78927C?

The RGB value is 120, 146, 124: 120 red, 146 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78927C?

The complementary color is #92788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78927C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78927C color

#78927C rgb(120, 146, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #78927C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 57.3% green and 48.6% blue (120, 146, 124).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 43% 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 6.2:1).

#78927C color codes

HEX	`#78927C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 146, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 57.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, -13.73, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 16.23, 147.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.662, 26.006, 22.943)`
Decimal	`7901820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78927C, 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 #78927C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78927C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #78927C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78927c; }
.text { color: #78927c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78927c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 146 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78927c, #789289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #78927C?: #78927C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78927C?: The RGB value is 120, 146, 124: 120 red, 146 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78927C?: The complementary color is #92788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78927C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.