What color is #78B18C?

#78B18C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78B18C?

The RGB value is 120, 177, 140: 120 red, 177 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78B18C?

The complementary color is #B1789D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78B18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78B18C color

#78B18C rgb(120, 177, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #78B18C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 69.4% green and 54.9% blue (120, 177, 140).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#78B18C color codes

HEX	`#78B18C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 177, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 69.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, -26.53, 13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 29.59, 153.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.2, 37.329, 30.525)`
Decimal	`7909772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78B18C, 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 #78B18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78B18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #78B18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78b18c; }
.text { color: #78b18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78b18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 177 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78b18c, #78b1a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78B18C?: #78B18C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78B18C?: The RGB value is 120, 177, 140: 120 red, 177 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78B18C?: The complementary color is #B1789D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78B18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.