What color is #787E93?

#787E93 is a grayish blue known as Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Your Shadow?

The RGB value is 120, 126, 147: 120 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Your Shadow?

The complementary color is #938D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Your Shadow color: hex code #787E93

#787E93 rgb(120, 126, 147)

Shades of gray

Your Shadow has the hex code #787E93. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 49.4% green and 57.6% blue (120, 126, 147).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

Your Shadow (#787E93) color codes

HEX	`#787E93`
RGB	`rgb(120, 126, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 49.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.97, 2.42, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.97, 12.29, 281.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.472, 21.021, 30.577)`
Decimal	`7896723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Your Shadow, 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 #787E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #787E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787e93; }
.text { color: #787e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 126 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787e93, #7f7893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

See #787E93 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #787E93?: #787E93 is a grayish blue known as Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Your Shadow?: The RGB value is 120, 126, 147: 120 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Your Shadow?: The complementary color is #938D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.