What color is #789953?

#789953 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789953?

The RGB value is 120, 153, 83: 120 red, 153 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789953?

The complementary color is #745399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789953?

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.

#789953 color

#789953 rgb(120, 153, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #789953 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60% green and 32.5% blue (120, 153, 83).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#789953 color codes

HEX	`#789953`
RGB	`rgb(120, 153, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 46%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 46%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, -23.94, 33.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 40.77, 125.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.698, 27.4, 12.38)`
Decimal	`7903571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789953, 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 #789953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789953 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 #789953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789953; }
.text { color: #789953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 153 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789953, #559953); }

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Questions

What color is #789953?: #789953 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789953?: The RGB value is 120, 153, 83: 120 red, 153 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789953?: The complementary color is #745399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789953?: 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.