What color is #789875?

#789875 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 #789875?

The RGB value is 120, 152, 117: 120 red, 152 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789875?

The complementary color is #957598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789875 color

#789875 rgb(120, 152, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #789875 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 59.6% green and 45.9% blue (120, 152, 117).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#789875 color codes

HEX	`#789875`
RGB	`rgb(120, 152, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 59.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, -18.22, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 23.5, 140.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.184, 27.733, 21.01)`
Decimal	`7903349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789875, 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 #789875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #789875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789875; }
.text { color: #789875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 152 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789875, #759884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #789875?: #789875 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 #789875?: The RGB value is 120, 152, 117: 120 red, 152 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789875?: The complementary color is #957598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.