What color is #78955A?

#78955A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78955A?

The RGB value is 120, 149, 90: 120 red, 149 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78955A?

The complementary color is #775A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78955A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78955A color

#78955A rgb(120, 149, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #78955A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58.4% green and 35.3% blue (120, 149, 90).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#78955A color codes

HEX	`#78955A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 149, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 40%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -20.98, 27.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 34.91, 126.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.338, 26.226, 13.661)`
Decimal	`7902554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78955A, 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 #78955A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78955A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #78955A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78955a; }
.text { color: #78955a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78955a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 149 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78955a, #5a955a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #78955A?: #78955A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78955A?: The RGB value is 120, 149, 90: 120 red, 149 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78955A?: The complementary color is #775A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78955A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.