What color is #778078?

#778078 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778078?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 120: 119 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778078?

The complementary color is #80777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778078 color

#778078 rgb(119, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778078 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (119, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#778078 color codes

HEX	`#778078`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, -4.96, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 5.9, 147.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.716, 20.716, 20.778)`
Decimal	`7831672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778078, 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 #778078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #778078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778078; }
.text { color: #778078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778078, #77807d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778078?: #778078 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778078?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 120: 119 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778078?: The complementary color is #80777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.