What color is #787382?

#787382 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787382?

The RGB value is 120, 115, 130: 120 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787382?

The complementary color is #7D8273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787382 color

#787382 rgb(120, 115, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.1% green and 51% blue (120, 115, 130).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#787382 color codes

HEX	`#787382`
RGB	`rgb(120, 115, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, 5.02, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 9.05, 303.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.905, 17.866, 23.62)`
Decimal	`7893890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787382, 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 #787382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #787382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787382; }
.text { color: #787382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 115 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787382, #7f7382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787382?: #787382 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787382?: The RGB value is 120, 115, 130: 120 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787382?: The complementary color is #7D8273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.