Information about #78895F color

#78895F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78895F falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 137, 95) — 47.1% red, 53.7% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 16 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78895F is a gently muted yellow-green that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Flax Smoke (#7B8265). Nearby in the Register you will also find Highland (#7A9461) and Camouflage Green (#78866B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(120, 137, 95)), which gives #78895F its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78895F color variations

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#78895F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #78895F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Flax Smoke color link
Flax Smoke

#7B8265

Highland color link
Highland

#7A9461

Limed Ash color link
Limed Ash

#747D63

Ranger color link
Ranger

#6D8063

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Wilderness color link
Wilderness

#88885B

Rutherford color link
Rutherford

#7F7B59

Army Brown color link
Army Brown

#827B60

Bandicoot color link
Bandicoot

#878466

#78895F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78895F
  • RGB120, 137, 95
  • CMYK7, 0, 16, 46
  • CSSrgb(120, 137, 95)
  • HSL84°, 18%, 45%
  • HSL Precise84.286°, 18.103%, 45.49%
  • HSV84°, 31%, 54%
  • HSB84°, 31%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.537, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.537, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.537, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78895F
  • DECIMAL ID7899487
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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