What color is #787584?

#787584 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787584?

The RGB value is 120, 117, 132: 120 red, 117 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787584?

The complementary color is #818475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787584 color

#787584 rgb(120, 117, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787584 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.9% green and 51.8% blue (120, 117, 132).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#787584 color codes

HEX	`#787584`
RGB	`rgb(120, 117, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 4.27, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 8.88, 298.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.271, 18.382, 24.411)`
Decimal	`7894404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787584, 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 #787584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #787584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787584; }
.text { color: #787584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 117 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787584, #807584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #787584?: #787584 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787584?: The RGB value is 120, 117, 132: 120 red, 117 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787584?: The complementary color is #818475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.