What color is #78948A?

#78948A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78948A?

The RGB value is 120, 148, 138: 120 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78948A?

The complementary color is #947882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78948A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78948A color

#78948A rgb(120, 148, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78948A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58% green and 54.1% blue (120, 148, 138).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#78948A color codes

HEX	`#78948A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 148, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, -11.97, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 12.14, 170.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.922, 27.007, 28.045)`
Decimal	`7902346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78948A, 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 #78948A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78948A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #78948A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78948a; }
.text { color: #78948a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78948a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 148 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78948a, #789094); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78948A?: #78948A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78948A?: The RGB value is 120, 148, 138: 120 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78948A?: The complementary color is #947882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78948A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.