What color is #789480?

#789480 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 #789480?

The RGB value is 120, 148, 128: 120 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789480?

The complementary color is #94788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789480 color

#789480 rgb(120, 148, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #789480 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58% green and 50.2% blue (120, 148, 128).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#789480 color codes

HEX	`#789480`
RGB	`rgb(120, 148, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -14.02, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 15.83, 152.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.231, 26.731, 24.406)`
Decimal	`7902336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789480, 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 #789480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #789480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789480; }
.text { color: #789480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 148 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789480, #78948e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #789480?: #789480 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 #789480?: The RGB value is 120, 148, 128: 120 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789480?: The complementary color is #94788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.