What color is #78958E?

#78958E 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 #78958E?

The RGB value is 120, 149, 142: 120 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78958E?

The complementary color is #95787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78958E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78958E color

#78958E rgb(120, 149, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #78958E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58.4% green and 55.7% blue (120, 149, 142).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#78958E color codes

HEX	`#78958E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 149, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, -11.65, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 11.66, 178.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.374, 27.44, 29.651)`
Decimal	`7902606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78958E, 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 #78958E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78958E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #78958E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78958e; }
.text { color: #78958e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78958e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 149 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78958e, #788e95); }

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Questions

What color is #78958E?: #78958E 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 #78958E?: The RGB value is 120, 149, 142: 120 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78958E?: The complementary color is #95787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78958E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.