What color is #789B84?

#789B84 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 #789B84?

The RGB value is 120, 155, 132: 120 red, 155 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789B84?

The complementary color is #9B788F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789B84 color

#789B84 rgb(120, 155, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #789B84 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 60.8% green and 51.8% blue (120, 155, 132).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#789B84 color codes

HEX	`#789B84`
RGB	`rgb(120, 155, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 60.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, -16.94, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 18.79, 154.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.631, 29.101, 26.197)`
Decimal	`7904132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789B84, 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 #789B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #789B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789b84; }
.text { color: #789b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 155 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789b84, #789b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #789B84?: #789B84 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 #789B84?: The RGB value is 120, 155, 132: 120 red, 155 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789B84?: The complementary color is #9B788F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.