What color is #787582?

#787582 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787582?

The RGB value is 120, 117, 130: 120 red, 117 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787582?

The complementary color is #7F8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787582 color

#787582 rgb(120, 117, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787582 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.9% green and 51% blue (120, 117, 130).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#787582 color codes

HEX	`#787582`
RGB	`rgb(120, 117, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, 3.84, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 7.72, 299.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.136, 18.327, 23.697)`
Decimal	`7894402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787582, 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 #787582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#787582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #787582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787582; }
.text { color: #787582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 117 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787582, #7e7582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787582?: #787582 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787582?: The RGB value is 120, 117, 130: 120 red, 117 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787582?: The complementary color is #7F8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.