What color is #78A587?

#78A587 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A587?

The RGB value is 120, 165, 135: 120 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A587?

The complementary color is #A57896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A587 color

#78A587 rgb(120, 165, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A587 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 64.7% green and 52.9% blue (120, 165, 135).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#78A587 color codes

HEX	`#78A587`
RGB	`rgb(120, 165, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 64.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, -21.51, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 24.04, 153.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.573, 32.652, 27.872)`
Decimal	`7906695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A587, 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 #78A587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #78A587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a587; }
.text { color: #78a587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 165 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a587, #78a59e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #78A587?: #78A587 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A587?: The RGB value is 120, 165, 135: 120 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A587?: The complementary color is #A57896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.