What color is #78997F?

#78997F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78997F?

The RGB value is 120, 153, 127: 120 red, 153 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78997F?

The complementary color is #997892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78997F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78997F color

#78997F rgb(120, 153, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #78997F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60% green and 49.8% blue (120, 153, 127).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#78997F color codes

HEX	`#78997F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 153, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, -16.87, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 19.59, 149.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.967, 28.307, 24.328)`
Decimal	`7903615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78997F, 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 #78997F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78997F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #78997F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78997f; }
.text { color: #78997f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78997f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 153 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78997f, #789990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #78997F?: #78997F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78997F?: The RGB value is 120, 153, 127: 120 red, 153 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78997F?: The complementary color is #997892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78997F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.