What color is #778A9B?

#778A9B 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 #778A9B?

The RGB value is 119, 138, 155: 119 red, 138 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778A9B?

The complementary color is #9B8877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778A9B color

#778A9B rgb(119, 138, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778A9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.1% green and 60.8% blue (119, 138, 155).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#778A9B color codes

HEX	`#778A9B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 138, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, -2.9, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 11.67, 255.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.611, 24.465, 34.535)`
Decimal	`7834267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778A9B, 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 #778A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #778A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778a9b; }
.text { color: #778a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 138 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778a9b, #77789b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #778A9B?: #778A9B 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 #778A9B?: The RGB value is 119, 138, 155: 119 red, 138 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778A9B?: The complementary color is #9B8877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.