What color is #789678?

#789678 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789678?

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

What is the complementary color of #789678?

The complementary color is #967896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789678 color

#789678 rgb(120, 150, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #789678 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#789678 color codes

HEX	`#789678`
RGB	`rgb(120, 150, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, -16.62, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 20.76, 143.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.041, 27.161, 21.847)`
Decimal	`7902840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789678, 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 #789678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #789678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789678; }
.text { color: #789678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 150 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789678, #789687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #789678?: #789678 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789678?: The RGB value is 120, 150, 120: 120 red, 150 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789678?: The complementary color is #967896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.