What color is #778497?

#778497 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778497?

The RGB value is 119, 132, 151: 119 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778497?

The complementary color is #978A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778497 color

#778497 rgb(119, 132, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778497 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.8% green and 59.2% blue (119, 132, 151).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#778497 color codes

HEX	`#778497`
RGB	`rgb(119, 132, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, -0.44, -11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 11.76, 267.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.443, 22.658, 32.516)`
Decimal	`7832727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778497, 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 #778497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #778497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778497; }
.text { color: #778497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 132 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778497, #7a7797); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778497?: #778497 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778497?: The RGB value is 119, 132, 151: 119 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778497?: The complementary color is #978A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.