What color is #789E78?

#789E78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789E78?

The RGB value is 120, 158, 120: 120 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789E78?

The complementary color is #9E789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789E78 color

#789E78 rgb(120, 158, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #789E78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 62% green and 47.1% blue (120, 158, 120).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#789E78 color codes

HEX	`#789E78`
RGB	`rgb(120, 158, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 62%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, -20.78, 15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 26.06, 142.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.362, 29.802, 22.287)`
Decimal	`7904888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789E78, 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 #789E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#789E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #789E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789e78; }
.text { color: #789e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 158 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789e78, #789e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #789E78?: #789E78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789E78?: The RGB value is 120, 158, 120: 120 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789E78?: The complementary color is #9E789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.