What color is #789F81?

#789F81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789F81?

The RGB value is 120, 159, 129: 120 red, 159 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789F81?

The complementary color is #9F7896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789F81 color

#789F81 rgb(120, 159, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #789F81 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 62.4% green and 50.6% blue (120, 159, 129).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#789F81 color codes

HEX	`#789F81`
RGB	`rgb(120, 159, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 62.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, -19.61, 11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 22.68, 149.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.105, 30.373, 25.357)`
Decimal	`7905153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789F81, 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 #789F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#789F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #789F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789f81; }
.text { color: #789f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 159 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789f81, #789f95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #789F81?: #789F81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789F81?: The RGB value is 120, 159, 129: 120 red, 159 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789F81?: The complementary color is #9F7896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.