What color is #778D93?

#778D93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778D93?

The RGB value is 119, 141, 147: 119 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778D93?

The complementary color is #937D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778D93 color

#778D93 rgb(119, 141, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778D93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 55.3% green and 57.6% blue (119, 141, 147).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#778D93 color codes

HEX	`#778D93`
RGB	`rgb(119, 141, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 55.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, -6.47, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 8.7, 221.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.398, 25.078, 31.258)`
Decimal	`7835027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778D93, 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 #778D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #778D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778d93; }
.text { color: #778d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 141 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778d93, #777f93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #778D93?: #778D93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778D93?: The RGB value is 119, 141, 147: 119 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778D93?: The complementary color is #937D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.