What color is #78967C?

#78967C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78967C?

The RGB value is 120, 150, 124: 120 red, 150 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78967C?

The complementary color is #967892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78967C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78967C color

#78967C rgb(120, 150, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #78967C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58.8% green and 48.6% blue (120, 150, 124).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#78967C color codes

HEX	`#78967C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 150, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, -15.87, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 18.92, 146.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.289, 27.26, 23.152)`
Decimal	`7902844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78967C, 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 #78967C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78967C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #78967C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78967c; }
.text { color: #78967c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78967c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 150 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78967c, #78968b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #78967C?: #78967C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78967C?: The RGB value is 120, 150, 124: 120 red, 150 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78967C?: The complementary color is #967892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78967C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.