What color is #78CA97?

#78CA97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78CA97?

The RGB value is 120, 202, 151: 120 red, 202 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78CA97?

The complementary color is #CA78AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78CA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78CA97 color

#78CA97 rgb(120, 202, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #78CA97 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 79.2% green and 59.2% blue (120, 202, 151).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 44% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#78CA97 color codes

HEX	`#78CA97`
RGB	`rgb(120, 202, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 79.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 44%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 41%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.12, -36.26, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.12, 40.38, 153.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.45, 48.466, 36.812)`
Decimal	`7916183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78CA97, 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 #78CA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78CA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #78CA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78ca97; }
.text { color: #78ca97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78ca97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 202 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78ca97, #78cac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #78CA97?: #78CA97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78CA97?: The RGB value is 120, 202, 151: 120 red, 202 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78CA97?: The complementary color is #CA78AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78CA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.