What color is #778B9F?

#778B9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778B9F?

The RGB value is 119, 139, 159: 119 red, 139 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778B9F?

The complementary color is #9F8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778B9F color

#778B9F rgb(119, 139, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #778B9F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.5% green and 62.4% blue (119, 139, 159).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#778B9F color codes

HEX	`#778B9F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 139, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, -2.5, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 13.22, 259.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.097, 24.89, 36.381)`
Decimal	`7834527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778B9F, 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 #778B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #778B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778b9f; }
.text { color: #778b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 139 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778b9f, #77779f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #778B9F?: #778B9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778B9F?: The RGB value is 119, 139, 159: 119 red, 139 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778B9F?: The complementary color is #9F8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.