What color is #778789?

#778789 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778789?

The RGB value is 119, 135, 137: 119 red, 135 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778789?

The complementary color is #897977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778789 color

#778789 rgb(119, 135, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778789 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.9% green and 53.7% blue (119, 135, 137).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#778789 color codes

HEX	`#778789`
RGB	`rgb(119, 135, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, -5.35, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 6.16, 209.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.786, 23.056, 27.017)`
Decimal	`7833481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778789, 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 #778789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #778789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778789; }
.text { color: #778789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 135 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778789, #777e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #778789?: #778789 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778789?: The RGB value is 119, 135, 137: 119 red, 135 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778789?: The complementary color is #897977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.