What color is #78728B?

#78728B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78728B?

The RGB value is 120, 114, 139: 120 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78728B?

The complementary color is #858B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78728B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78728B color

#78728B rgb(120, 114, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78728B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.7% green and 54.5% blue (120, 114, 139).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#78728B color codes

HEX	`#78728B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 114, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 7.62, -12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 14.9, 300.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.422, 17.892, 26.904)`
Decimal	`7893643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78728B, 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 #78728B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78728B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #78728B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78728b; }
.text { color: #78728b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78728b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 114 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78728b, #84728b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #78728B?: #78728B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78728B?: The RGB value is 120, 114, 139: 120 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78728B?: The complementary color is #858B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78728B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.