What color is #789985?

#789985 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789985?

The RGB value is 120, 153, 133: 120 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789985?

The complementary color is #99788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789985 color

#789985 rgb(120, 153, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #789985 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60% green and 52.2% blue (120, 153, 133).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#789985 color codes

HEX	`#789985`
RGB	`rgb(120, 153, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, -15.68, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 17.08, 156.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.369, 28.468, 26.449)`
Decimal	`7903621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789985, 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 #789985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #789985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789985; }
.text { color: #789985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 153 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789985, #789996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #789985?: #789985 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789985?: The RGB value is 120, 153, 133: 120 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789985?: The complementary color is #99788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.