What color is #789D8F?

#789D8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789D8F?

The RGB value is 120, 157, 143: 120 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789D8F?

The complementary color is #9D7886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789D8F color

#789D8F rgb(120, 157, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #789D8F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 61.6% green and 56.1% blue (120, 157, 143).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#789D8F color codes

HEX	`#789D8F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 157, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 61.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -15.72, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 16.04, 168.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.759, 30.089, 30.485)`
Decimal	`7904655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789D8F, 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 #789D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#789D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #789D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789d8f; }
.text { color: #789d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 157 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789d8f, #78999d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #789D8F?: #789D8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789D8F?: The RGB value is 120, 157, 143: 120 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789D8F?: The complementary color is #9D7886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.