What color is #78A07A?

#78A07A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A07A?

The RGB value is 120, 160, 122: 120 red, 160 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A07A?

The complementary color is #A0789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A07A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A07A color

#78A07A rgb(120, 160, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A07A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 62.7% green and 47.8% blue (120, 160, 122).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#78A07A color codes

HEX	`#78A07A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 160, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 62.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, -21.43, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 26.45, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.828, 30.539, 23.048)`
Decimal	`7905402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A07A, 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 #78A07A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A07A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #78A07A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a07a; }
.text { color: #78a07a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a07a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 160 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a07a, #78a08e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #78A07A?: #78A07A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A07A?: The RGB value is 120, 160, 122: 120 red, 160 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A07A?: The complementary color is #A0789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A07A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.