What color is #787286?

#787286 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787286?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 134: 120 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787286?

The complementary color is #808672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787286?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787286 color

#787286 rgb(120, 114, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787286 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 52.5% blue (120, 114, 134).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#787286 color codes

HEX	`#787286`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.19, 6.49, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.19, 12.01, 302.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.065, 17.749, 25.024)`
Decimal	`7893638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787286, 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 #787286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #787286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787286; }
.text { color: #787286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787286, #827286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787286?: #787286 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787286?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 134: 120 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787286?: The complementary color is #808672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787286?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.