What color is #78B281?

#78B281 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78B281?

The RGB value is 120, 178, 129: 120 red, 178 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78B281?

The complementary color is #B278A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78B281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78B281 color

#78B281 rgb(120, 178, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #78B281 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 69.8% green and 50.6% blue (120, 178, 129).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#78B281 color codes

HEX	`#78B281`
RGB	`rgb(120, 178, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 69.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.59, -29.09, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.59, 34.85, 146.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.627, 37.418, 26.531)`
Decimal	`7910017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78B281, 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 #78B281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78B281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #78B281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78b281; }
.text { color: #78b281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78b281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 178 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78b281, #78b29e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78B281?: #78B281 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78B281?: The RGB value is 120, 178, 129: 120 red, 178 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78B281?: The complementary color is #B278A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78B281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.