What color is #789996?

#789996 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789996?

The RGB value is 120, 153, 150: 120 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789996?

The complementary color is #99787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789996 color

#789996 rgb(120, 153, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #789996 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (120, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#789996 color codes

HEX	`#789996`
RGB	`rgb(120, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, -12.05, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 12.25, 190.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.64, 28.977, 33.143)`
Decimal	`7903638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789996, 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 #789996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #789996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789996; }
.text { color: #789996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789996, #788c99); }

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Questions

What color is #789996?: #789996 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789996?: The RGB value is 120, 153, 150: 120 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789996?: The complementary color is #99787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.