What color is #778B80?

#778B80 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778B80?

The RGB value is 119, 139, 128: 119 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778B80?

The complementary color is #8B7782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778B80 color

#778B80 rgb(119, 139, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778B80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.5% green and 50.2% blue (119, 139, 128).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#778B80 color codes

HEX	`#778B80`
RGB	`rgb(119, 139, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -9.49, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 10.1, 159.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.736, 23.945, 23.947)`
Decimal	`7834496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778B80, 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 #778B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #778B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778b80; }
.text { color: #778b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 139 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778b80, #778b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #778B80?: #778B80 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778B80?: The RGB value is 119, 139, 128: 119 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778B80?: The complementary color is #8B7782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.