What color is #78A275?

#78A275 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A275?

The RGB value is 120, 162, 117: 120 red, 162 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A275?

The complementary color is #9F75A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A275 color

#78A275 rgb(120, 162, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A275 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 63.5% green and 45.9% blue (120, 162, 117).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#78A275 color codes

HEX	`#78A275`
RGB	`rgb(120, 162, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 63.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, -23.34, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 30.05, 140.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.876, 31.117, 21.574)`
Decimal	`7905909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A275, 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 #78A275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #78A275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a275; }
.text { color: #78a275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 162 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a275, #75a288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #78A275?: #78A275 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A275?: The RGB value is 120, 162, 117: 120 red, 162 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A275?: The complementary color is #9F75A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.