What color is #778685?

#778685 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778685?

The RGB value is 119, 134, 133: 119 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778685?

The complementary color is #867778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778685?

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.

#778685 color

#778685 rgb(119, 134, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778685 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (119, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#778685 color codes

HEX	`#778685`
RGB	`rgb(119, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, -5.66, -1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 5.81, 193.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.365, 22.665, 25.488)`
Decimal	`7833221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778685, 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 #778685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778685 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 #778685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778685; }
.text { color: #778685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778685, #778086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #778685?: #778685 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778685?: The RGB value is 119, 134, 133: 119 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778685?: The complementary color is #867778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778685?: 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.