What color is #778183?

#778183 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778183?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 131: 119 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778183?

The complementary color is #837977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778183 color

#778183 rgb(119, 129, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778183 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (119, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#778183 color codes

HEX	`#778183`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, -3.25, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 4.01, 215.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.554, 21.261, 24.542)`
Decimal	`7831939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778183, 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 #778183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #778183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778183; }
.text { color: #778183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778183, #777b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #778183?: #778183 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778183?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 131: 119 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778183?: The complementary color is #837977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.