What color is #78C56E?

#78C56E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78C56E?

The RGB value is 120, 197, 110: 120 red, 197 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78C56E?

The complementary color is #BB6EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78C56E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78C56E color

#78C56E rgb(120, 197, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #78C56E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 77.3% green and 43.1% blue (120, 197, 110).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 43% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Rain (#80C872), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#78C56E color codes

HEX	`#78C56E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 197, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 77.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 43%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 44%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 44%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, -40.89, 36.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 54.64, 138.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.525, 45.05, 21.836)`
Decimal	`7914862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78C56E, 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 #78C56E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78C56E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #78C56E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78c56e; }
.text { color: #78c56e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78c56e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 197 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78c56e, #6ec590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #78C56E?: #78C56E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78C56E?: The RGB value is 120, 197, 110: 120 red, 197 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78C56E?: The complementary color is #BB6EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78C56E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.