What color is #778190?

#778190 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778190?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 144: 119 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778190?

The complementary color is #908677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778190 color

#778190 rgb(119, 129, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778190 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 56.5% blue (119, 129, 144).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#778190 color codes

HEX	`#778190`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, -0.36, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 9.32, 267.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.491, 21.636, 29.477)`
Decimal	`7831952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778190, 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 #778190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #778190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778190; }
.text { color: #778190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778190, #797790); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778190?: #778190 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778190?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 144: 119 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778190?: The complementary color is #908677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.