What color is #778285?

#778285 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778285?

The RGB value is 119, 130, 133: 119 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778285?

The complementary color is #857A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778285 color

#778285 rgb(119, 130, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778285 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51% green and 52.2% blue (119, 130, 133).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#778285 color codes

HEX	`#778285`
RGB	`rgb(119, 130, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, -3.39, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 4.53, 221.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.823, 21.58, 25.307)`
Decimal	`7832197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778285, 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 #778285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #778285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778285; }
.text { color: #778285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 130 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778285, #777b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #778285?: #778285 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778285?: The RGB value is 119, 130, 133: 119 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778285?: The complementary color is #857A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.