What color is #778184?

#778184 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778184?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 132: 119 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778184?

The complementary color is #847A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778184 color

#778184 rgb(119, 129, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778184 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 51.8% blue (119, 129, 132).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#778184 color codes

HEX	`#778184`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, -3.04, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 4.19, 223.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.622, 21.288, 24.901)`
Decimal	`7831940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778184, 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 #778184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #778184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778184; }
.text { color: #778184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778184, #777a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #778184?: #778184 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778184?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 132: 119 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778184?: The complementary color is #847A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.