What color is #78A04B?

#78A04B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A04B?

The RGB value is 120, 160, 75: 120 red, 160 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A04B?

The complementary color is #734BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A04B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A04B color

#78A04B rgb(120, 160, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A04B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 62.7% green and 29.4% blue (120, 160, 75).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 36% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#78A04B color codes

HEX	`#78A04B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 160, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 62.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 36%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 53%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 53%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.34, -28.32, 39.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.34, 48.63, 125.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.586, 29.642, 11.239)`
Decimal	`7905355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A04B, 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 #78A04B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#78A04B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #78A04B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a04b; }
.text { color: #78a04b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a04b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 160 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a04b, #4da04b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #78A04B?: #78A04B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A04B?: The RGB value is 120, 160, 75: 120 red, 160 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A04B?: The complementary color is #734BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A04B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.