What color is #778081?

#778081 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778081?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 129: 119 red, 128 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778081?

The complementary color is #817877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778081 color

#778081 rgb(119, 128, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778081 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 50.6% blue (119, 128, 129).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#778081 color codes

HEX	`#778081`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, -3.11, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 3.54, 208.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.289, 20.945, 23.791)`
Decimal	`7831681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778081, 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 #778081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #778081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778081; }
.text { color: #778081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778081, #777b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #778081?: #778081 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778081?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 129: 119 red, 128 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778081?: The complementary color is #817877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.