What color is #778291?

#778291 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778291?

The RGB value is 119, 130, 145: 119 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778291?

The complementary color is #918677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778291 color

#778291 rgb(119, 130, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778291 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51% green and 56.9% blue (119, 130, 145).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#778291 color codes

HEX	`#778291`
RGB	`rgb(119, 130, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -0.7, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 9.45, 265.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.7, 21.931, 29.925)`
Decimal	`7832209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778291, 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 #778291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #778291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778291; }
.text { color: #778291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 130 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778291, #797791); }

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Questions

What color is #778291?: #778291 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778291?: The RGB value is 119, 130, 145: 119 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778291?: The complementary color is #918677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.