What color is #78A16C?

#78A16C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A16C?

The RGB value is 120, 161, 108: 120 red, 161 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A16C?

The complementary color is #956CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A16C?

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.

#78A16C color

#78A16C rgb(120, 161, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A16C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 63.1% green and 42.4% blue (120, 161, 108).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#78A16C color codes

HEX	`#78A16C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 161, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 63.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 33%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, -24.34, 23.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 33.65, 136.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.197, 30.565, 18.862)`
Decimal	`7905644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A16C, 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 #78A16C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A16C 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 #78A16C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a16c; }
.text { color: #78a16c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a16c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 161 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a16c, #6ca17b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #78A16C?: #78A16C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A16C?: The RGB value is 120, 161, 108: 120 red, 161 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A16C?: The complementary color is #956CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A16C?: 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.