What color is #78AF72?

#78AF72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78AF72?

The RGB value is 120, 175, 114: 120 red, 175 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78AF72?

The complementary color is #A972AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78AF72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78AF72 color

#78AF72 rgb(120, 175, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #78AF72 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 68.6% green and 44.7% blue (120, 175, 114).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#78AF72 color codes

HEX	`#78AF72`
RGB	`rgb(120, 175, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 68.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, -30.21, 25.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 39.66, 139.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.112, 35.867, 21.463)`
Decimal	`7909234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78AF72, 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 #78AF72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78AF72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #78AF72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78af72; }
.text { color: #78af72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78af72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 175 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78af72, #72af8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #78AF72?: #78AF72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78AF72?: The RGB value is 120, 175, 114: 120 red, 175 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78AF72?: The complementary color is #A972AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78AF72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.