What color is #78A099?

#78A099 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A099?

The RGB value is 120, 160, 153: 120 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A099?

The complementary color is #A0787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A099 color

#78A099 rgb(120, 160, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78A099 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 62.7% green and 60% blue (120, 160, 153).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#78A099 color codes

HEX	`#78A099`
RGB	`rgb(120, 160, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 62.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, -15.12, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 15.14, 182.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.065, 31.433, 34.825)`
Decimal	`7905433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A099, 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 #78A099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #78A099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a099; }
.text { color: #78a099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 160 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a099, #7893a0); }

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Questions

What color is #78A099?: #78A099 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A099?: The RGB value is 120, 160, 153: 120 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A099?: The complementary color is #A0787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.