What color is #787489?

#787489 is a grayish violet known as Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flying Carpet?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 137: 120 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flying Carpet?

The complementary color is #858974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flying Carpet color: hex code #787489

#787489 rgb(120, 116, 137)

Shades of gray

Flying Carpet has the hex code #787489. It is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 53.7% blue (120, 116, 137).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

Flying Carpet (#787489) color codes

HEX	`#787489`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, 5.98, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 12.43, 298.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.506, 18.29, 26.217)`
Decimal	`7894153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flying Carpet, 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 #787489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	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 #787489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787489; }
.text { color: #787489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787489, #837489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #787489 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #787489?: #787489 is a grayish violet known as Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flying Carpet?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 137: 120 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flying Carpet?: The complementary color is #858974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.