What color is #789685?

#789685 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789685?

The RGB value is 120, 150, 133: 120 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789685?

The complementary color is #967889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789685 color

#789685 rgb(120, 150, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #789685 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 58.8% green and 52.2% blue (120, 150, 133).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#789685 color codes

HEX	`#789685`
RGB	`rgb(120, 150, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 58.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, -14.09, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 15.13, 158.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.885, 27.499, 26.288)`
Decimal	`7902853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789685, 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 #789685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #789685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789685; }
.text { color: #789685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 150 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789685, #789694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #789685?: #789685 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789685?: The RGB value is 120, 150, 133: 120 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789685?: The complementary color is #967889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.