What color is #789381?

#789381 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789381?

The RGB value is 120, 147, 129: 120 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789381?

The complementary color is #93788A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789381 color

#789381 rgb(120, 147, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #789381 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 57.6% green and 50.6% blue (120, 147, 129).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#789381 color codes

HEX	`#789381`
RGB	`rgb(120, 147, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 57.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, -13.29, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 14.74, 154.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.141, 26.445, 24.702)`
Decimal	`7902081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789381, 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 #789381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #789381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789381; }
.text { color: #789381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 147 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789381, #78938e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #789381?: #789381 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789381?: The RGB value is 120, 147, 129: 120 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789381?: The complementary color is #93788A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.