What color is #78966E?

#78966E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78966E?

The RGB value is 120, 150, 110: 120 red, 150 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78966E?

The complementary color is #8C6E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78966E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78966E color

#78966E rgb(120, 150, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #78966E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58.8% green and 43.1% blue (120, 150, 110).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#78966E color codes

HEX	`#78966E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 150, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.91, -18.4, 17.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.91, 25.57, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.466, 26.931, 18.816)`
Decimal	`7902830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78966E, 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 #78966E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78966E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #78966E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78966e; }
.text { color: #78966e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78966e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 150 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78966e, #6e9678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #78966E?: #78966E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78966E?: The RGB value is 120, 150, 110: 120 red, 150 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78966E?: The complementary color is #8C6E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78966E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.