What color is #78A88A?

#78A88A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A88A?

The RGB value is 120, 168, 138: 120 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A88A?

The complementary color is #A87896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A88A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A88A color

#78A88A rgb(120, 168, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #78A88A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 65.9% green and 54.1% blue (120, 168, 138).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% 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 7.77:1).

#78A88A color codes

HEX	`#78A88A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 168, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 65.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, -22.44, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 24.74, 155.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.334, 33.832, 29.183)`
Decimal	`7907466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A88A, 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 #78A88A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A88A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #78A88A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a88a; }
.text { color: #78a88a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a88a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 168 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a88a, #78a8a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #78A88A?: #78A88A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A88A?: The RGB value is 120, 168, 138: 120 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A88A?: The complementary color is #A87896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A88A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.