What color is #778594?

#778594 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 #778594?

The RGB value is 119, 133, 148: 119 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778594?

The complementary color is #948677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778594 color

#778594 rgb(119, 133, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778594 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.2% green and 58% blue (119, 133, 148).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#778594 color codes

HEX	`#778594`
RGB	`rgb(119, 133, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, -1.72, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 9.89, 259.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.339, 22.835, 31.294)`
Decimal	`7832980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778594, 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 #778594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #778594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778594; }
.text { color: #778594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 133 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778594, #787794); }

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Questions

What color is #778594?: #778594 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 #778594?: The RGB value is 119, 133, 148: 119 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778594?: The complementary color is #948677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.