What color is #78AE78?

#78AE78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78AE78?

The RGB value is 120, 174, 120: 120 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78AE78?

The complementary color is #AE78AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78AE78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78AE78 color

#78AE78 rgb(120, 174, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #78AE78 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 68.2% green and 47.1% blue (120, 174, 120).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#78AE78 color codes

HEX	`#78AE78`
RGB	`rgb(120, 174, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 68.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -28.74, 22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 36.32, 142.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.271, 35.62, 23.257)`
Decimal	`7908984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78AE78, 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 #78AE78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78AE78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #78AE78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78ae78; }
.text { color: #78ae78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78ae78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 174 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78ae78, #78ae93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #78AE78?: #78AE78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78AE78?: The RGB value is 120, 174, 120: 120 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78AE78?: The complementary color is #AE78AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78AE78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.