What color is #778892?

#778892 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778892?

The RGB value is 119, 136, 146: 119 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778892?

The complementary color is #928177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778892 color

#778892 rgb(119, 136, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778892 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 53.3% green and 57.3% blue (119, 136, 146).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#778892 color codes

HEX	`#778892`
RGB	`rgb(119, 136, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 53.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, -3.89, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 8.37, 242.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.599, 23.605, 30.607)`
Decimal	`7833746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778892, 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 #778892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #778892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778892; }
.text { color: #778892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 136 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778892, #777b92); }

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Questions

What color is #778892?: #778892 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778892?: The RGB value is 119, 136, 146: 119 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778892?: The complementary color is #928177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.