What color is #789774?

#789774 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 #789774?

The RGB value is 120, 151, 116: 120 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789774?

The complementary color is #937497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789774 color

#789774 rgb(120, 151, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #789774 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 59.2% green and 45.5% blue (120, 151, 116).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#789774 color codes

HEX	`#789774`
RGB	`rgb(120, 151, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 59.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.33, -17.87, 14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.33, 23.32, 140.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.964, 27.387, 20.649)`
Decimal	`7903092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789774, 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 #789774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #789774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789774; }
.text { color: #789774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 151 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789774, #749782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #789774?: #789774 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 #789774?: The RGB value is 120, 151, 116: 120 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789774?: The complementary color is #937497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.