What color is #789377?

#789377 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789377?

The RGB value is 120, 147, 119: 120 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789377?

The complementary color is #927793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789377 color

#789377 rgb(120, 147, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #789377 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 57.6% green and 46.7% blue (120, 147, 119).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#789377 color codes

HEX	`#789377`
RGB	`rgb(120, 147, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 57.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, -15.22, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 19.21, 142.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.508, 26.192, 21.372)`
Decimal	`7902071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789377, 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 #789377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #789377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789377; }
.text { color: #789377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 147 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789377, #779384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #789377?: #789377 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789377?: The RGB value is 120, 147, 119: 120 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789377?: The complementary color is #927793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.