What color is #78A45B?

#78A45B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A45B?

The RGB value is 120, 164, 91: 120 red, 164 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A45B?

The complementary color is #875BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A45B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A45B color

#78A45B rgb(120, 164, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A45B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 64.3% green and 35.7% blue (120, 164, 91).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#78A45B color codes

HEX	`#78A45B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 164, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 64.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, -28.31, 33.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 43.57, 130.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.909, 31.299, 14.73)`
Decimal	`7906395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A45B, 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 #78A45B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A45B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #78A45B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a45b; }
.text { color: #78a45b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a45b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 164 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a45b, #5ba462); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #78A45B?: #78A45B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A45B?: The RGB value is 120, 164, 91: 120 red, 164 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A45B?: The complementary color is #875BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A45B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.