What color is #778C95?

#778C95 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778C95?

The RGB value is 119, 140, 149: 119 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778C95?

The complementary color is #958077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778C95 color

#778C95 rgb(119, 140, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778C95 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.9% green and 58.4% blue (119, 140, 149).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#778C95 color codes

HEX	`#778C95`
RGB	`rgb(119, 140, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -5.45, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 9.11, 233.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.409, 24.847, 32.043)`
Decimal	`7834773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778C95, 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 #778C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #778C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778c95; }
.text { color: #778c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 140 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778c95, #777d95); }

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Questions

What color is #778C95?: #778C95 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778C95?: The RGB value is 119, 140, 149: 119 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778C95?: The complementary color is #958077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.