What color is #78984F?

#78984F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78984F?

The RGB value is 120, 152, 79: 120 red, 152 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78984F?

The complementary color is #6F4F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78984F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78984F color

#78984F rgb(120, 152, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #78984F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 59.6% green and 31% blue (120, 152, 79).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#78984F color codes

HEX	`#78984F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 152, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 59.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, -23.93, 34.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 42.11, 124.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.385, 27.014, 11.536)`
Decimal	`7903311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78984F, 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 #78984F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78984F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #78984F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78984f; }
.text { color: #78984f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78984f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 152 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78984f, #54984f); }

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Questions

What color is #78984F?: #78984F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78984F?: The RGB value is 120, 152, 79: 120 red, 152 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78984F?: The complementary color is #6F4F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78984F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.