What color is #78998E?

#78998E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78998E?

The RGB value is 120, 153, 142: 120 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78998E?

The complementary color is #997883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78998E color

#78998E rgb(120, 153, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #78998E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (120, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#78998E color codes

HEX	`#78998E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -13.81, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 13.95, 171.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.018, 28.728, 29.865)`
Decimal	`7903630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78998E, 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 #78998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #78998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78998e; }
.text { color: #78998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78998e, #789399); }

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Questions

What color is #78998E?: #78998E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78998E?: The RGB value is 120, 153, 142: 120 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78998E?: The complementary color is #997883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.