What color is #778187?

#778187 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778187?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 135: 119 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778187?

The complementary color is #877D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778187 color

#778187 rgb(119, 129, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778187 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 52.9% blue (119, 129, 135).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#778187 color codes

HEX	`#778187`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -2.39, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 5.09, 242.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.83, 21.371, 25.997)`
Decimal	`7831943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778187, 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 #778187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #778187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778187; }
.text { color: #778187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778187, #777987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #778187?: #778187 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778187?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 135: 119 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778187?: The complementary color is #877D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.