What color is #78BE6D?

#78BE6D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78BE6D?

The RGB value is 120, 190, 109: 120 red, 190 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78BE6D?

The complementary color is #B36DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78BE6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78BE6D color

#78BE6D rgb(120, 190, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #78BE6D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 74.5% green and 42.7% blue (120, 190, 109).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Greens (#80BB66), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#78BE6D color codes

HEX	`#78BE6D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 190, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 74.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.82, -37.92, 34.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.82, 50.98, 138.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.918, 41.923, 21.033)`
Decimal	`7913069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78BE6D, 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 #78BE6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78BE6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #78BE6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78be6d; }
.text { color: #78be6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78be6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 190 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78be6d, #6dbe8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #78BE6D?: #78BE6D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78BE6D?: The RGB value is 120, 190, 109: 120 red, 190 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78BE6D?: The complementary color is #B36DBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78BE6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.