What color is #78A588?

#78A588 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A588?

The RGB value is 120, 165, 136: 120 red, 165 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A588?

The complementary color is #A57895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A588 color

#78A588 rgb(120, 165, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A588 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 64.7% green and 53.3% blue (120, 165, 136).

Its hue angle is 141°, 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 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#78A588 color codes

HEX	`#78A588`
RGB	`rgb(120, 165, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 64.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, -21.32, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 23.63, 154.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.643, 32.68, 28.244)`
Decimal	`7906696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A588, 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 #78A588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #78A588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a588; }
.text { color: #78a588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 165 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a588, #78a59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #78A588?: #78A588 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A588?: The RGB value is 120, 165, 136: 120 red, 165 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A588?: The complementary color is #A57895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.