What color is #778282?

#778282 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778282?

The RGB value is 119, 130, 130: 119 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778282?

The complementary color is #827777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778282 color

#778282 rgb(119, 130, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778282 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51% green and 51% blue (119, 130, 130).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#778282 color codes

HEX	`#778282`
RGB	`rgb(119, 130, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, -4.04, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 4.27, 198.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.619, 21.499, 24.231)`
Decimal	`7832194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778282, 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 #778282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #778282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778282; }
.text { color: #778282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 130 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778282, #777d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #778282?: #778282 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778282?: The RGB value is 119, 130, 130: 119 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778282?: The complementary color is #827777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.