What color is #778989?

#778989 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778989?

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

What is the complementary color of #778989?

The complementary color is #897777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778989?

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.

#778989 color

#778989 rgb(119, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778989 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#778989 color codes

HEX	`#778989`
RGB	`rgb(119, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -6.47, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 6.84, 198.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.068, 23.619, 27.111)`
Decimal	`7833993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778989, 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 #778989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778989 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 #778989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778989; }
.text { color: #778989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778989, #778089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #778989?: #778989 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778989?: The RGB value is 119, 137, 137: 119 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778989?: The complementary color is #897777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778989?: 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.