#78987c

Color #78987c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#78987c

RGB

rgb(120, 152, 124)

HSL

hsl(127.5, 13.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.5, 21.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 0%, 18.4%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(59.8, -16.92, 11.14)

LCH

lch(59.8, 20.26, 146.64)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0546, 148.32)

HWB

hwb(127.5, 47.1%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#987894

Analogous

#849878

#78987c

#78988c

Triadic

#78987c

#7c7898

#987c78

Split-complementary

#78987c

#8c7898

#987884

Tetradic

#78987c

#789498

#987894

#987c78

Square

#78987c

#788498

#987894

#988c78

Shades

Color #78987c mixed toward black.

#628066

#4e6752

#3b4d3d

#273329

#141a14

Tints

Color #78987c mixed toward white.

#8ea992

#a5baa8

#bbcbbd

#d2ddd3

#e8eee9

Tones

Color #78987c mixed toward gray.

#7b957e

#7d9380

#809082

#838d84

#858b86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878783 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#858385 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#7a898a · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78987c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78987c]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#78987c (#78987c) is rgb(120, 152, 124) in RGB.

No, #78987c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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